or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
and yet; though; when; in spite of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
here and there; everywhere
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
good correspondent; ready writer
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
being startled; getting a shock
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
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
to watch steadily; to stare
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be silent; to say nothing