teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
future prospects; promise
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
office hours; business hours; working hours
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
youthful; young; young-looking
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to win favour; to win favor
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
older sister; lass; young lady
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
memories; recollections; reminiscence
older sister; elder sister
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to feel hungry; to get hungry
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to flare up; to burst into flames
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation