bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
first meeting; first interview with
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to raise one's voice; to shout
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
insolent fellow; rude fellow
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
consequence; outcome; result; blame
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till