author; writer; novelist; artist
to be worried; to be troubled
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
study; diligence; discount; reduction
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
all present; all concerned; all of us
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
expression; presentation; representation; notation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to torment; to torture; to harass
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to attempt; to test; to try out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout