busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
practice; practising; experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to assemble; to gather
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pupil; student; schoolchild
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
document; official papers
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of