Vocabulary

one second

service à la carte

for a while; for some time; for a period

monogamy

polygamy; polygyny

sealed letter; sealed document; enclosure

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

(taking) a bath

(a) scroll

duty; honor; honour

one minute

(not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of

careful consideration

a sentence; one sentence

(a) penny store; business on a small scale

stinginess; miserliness

penniless; broke

trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy

parting

a glance; a look; a glimpse

step by step; by degrees

(a) step forward

armful; bundle

unusually; greatly; immensely; exceedingly

extraordinary; special; unusual; immense

one-way traffic

blow; shock

to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse

single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind

log bridge

single standard; single base

solitary pine tree

solitary Japanese cedar

sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; focusing solely on; devotion to; single spear

monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety

direct unforked road; straight path

one step below (in skill, ability, etc.); a cut below; right underneath

univalve

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up