terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
(Chinese) merchant caravan
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
a few years ago; some years back
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
several years; a few years
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
patterns of thinking; train of thought
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(a person's) appearance; looks
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
tall figure; high stature
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
of course; certainly; naturally
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
stifled (laughter); simmering
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face