vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
besides; in addition; also; moreover
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
along the road; along the way
overall victory; championship
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
prize money; monetary award; reward
in the future; another day; later
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
training wear; sportswear; activewear; tracksuit
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to look around; to survey
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to recall; to remember; to recollect
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
order of chivalry; chivalric order
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
instant; moment; for an instant