synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
president (of a society); chairman
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
with these words; while saying
corpulence; fatness; obesity
one's every action; every single move
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
guard; sentinel; garrison
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(overnight) stay; lodging
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
travellers' inn; stage inn
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
servant; janitor; messenger
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room