unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
everything; anything; nothing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
at first; initially; in the beginning
influence (on someone); inspiration
ancient times; prehistoric times
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
treasure house; storage for valuable property
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
northern part; the north (of a region)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
one day; (on) a certain day
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude