scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
men's language; male language
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
innumerable; countless; numberless
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
being up to the person himself
family; relatives; dependents; household
sense of values; values; value system
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
society; the world; the times
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
belief; faith; conviction
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack