snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to differ; to vary; to disagree
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
wherein; therein; thereinto
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nonchalantly; without a care
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to sniff out; to get wind of
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
interior; inside; internal
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
material; substance; matter
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
quick work; (clever) feat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
environment; circumstance
depending on; dependent on
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
1,000,000; one million; million; many
war; battle; match; game; competition
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
open source (software, etc.)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)