considerably; fairly; quite
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
that is to say; so that means
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
furnishings; implements; equipment
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
clearly; distinctly; vividly
imagination; supposition; guess
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
and so; therefore; for that reason
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
outsider; someone outside of a group