general idea; concept; notion
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
master; teacher; stable master
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
hookah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
suspicious-looking; fishy
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to be transparent; to show through
cake served with tea; teacake
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sanity; consciousness; soberness
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
ritual; religious service; festival
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
filtration; filtering; percolation
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
bluff; false show of power; bold front
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
sympathy; compassion; pity
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
freely; frankly; without reserve
interruption; interference; butting in
person who is ...; thing that is ...
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself