essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
observation; survey; watching
difficult to ...; hard to ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be badly made; to fail
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
again; once more; a second time
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
indeed; really; truly; very much
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
by myself; in person; by oneself
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
scenery; scene; landscape
imagination; supposition; guess
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"