peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
be (that) as it may; having said that
just one person; only one
nothing but; except; no more than
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
breakthrough; great discovery
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be bony; to be angular
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
person of letters; literary person
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
race (of people); type of person
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
novel; story; (work of) fiction
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
with a chuckle; with a giggle
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
genuine article; real thing; real deal
professor; teaching; instruction