society; the world; the times
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
solitude; loneliness; isolation
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to go ahead; to pull ahead
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to summon courage; to be brave
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
travelling alone; solitary journey
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
coming and going; commuting
teacher; instructor; professor
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
several times; a few times
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to sit for an examination
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
promotion; raising of status
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears