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Reading schedule
| Start date | Pages | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb | 5-36 | ACT 24 |
| 7 Mar | 37-66 | ACT 25 |
| 14 Mar | 67-96 | ACT 26 |
| 21 Mar | 97-126 | ACT 27 |
| 28 Mar | 127-158 | ACT 28 |
| 4 Apr | 159-188 | ACT 29 |
My favorite words and expressions for 24 chapter:
危ない橋を渡る - to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; to cross a dangerous bridge
根に持つ - to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
執念深い - vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
I want to try sharing my favorite vocab items for each chapter, but I’m probably the only one who’s reading this volume, so not sure if makes sense
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Those all seem like particularly great picks for this series so far. 
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My choice for ACT 25 best vocab:
一心同体 being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one - I like this most, it suits this manga a lot, but may be it is not that obvious for now
金に糸目をつけない (doing something) regardless of expense
くつろぐ to relax; to feel at home
心細い helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening
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I love the vocab from ACT 26! There are many fighting and wild life words 
戦闘態勢 combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
闘争心 belligerence; fighting spirit
刃向かう to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
ぶつかる to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict
立ち向かう to fight against; to oppose; to face
立ちはだかる to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
草食動物 herbivore
豹 leopard (Panthera pardus)
獲物 prey; catch; kill; game
弱肉強食 survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; the weak are meat the strong do eat|
大草原 great plain; prairie; steppe; savanna; pampa
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Not so many phrases from ACT 27:
喰らいつく to get one’s teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
足げにする to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
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I’ve finished both ACT 28 and ACT 29 (because there were hardly any text), so here is the combined list:
絶命 end of life; death; annihilation
信頼 reliance; trust; faith; confidence
筋が通る to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
買い被り to overestimate (someone)
及ぶ to compare with; to be a match (for)
Next week will be off, which is not bad, I’ll try to go for a walk more often
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