book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to boost; to force up; to push up
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
indeed; really; truly; very much
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
fast-talking; rapid talking
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)