hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
secret technique; secret art
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
putting into operation; invocation
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to become familiar (to one's ears)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
both (people); the two of them
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
with a slip; with a slide
counter for books; volume
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
even if not; even without
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive