good-natured; of good character
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
no need to guess; certainly
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
beauty of slender female legs
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
than; other than; except; but
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
authority; power; influence
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box