contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
thousands; several thousand
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
Europe and America; the West
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
servant; manservant; menial
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
based on; on the basis of
nature; property; disposition
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around