to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
educator; teacher; educationalist
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
official history; authorized history
question and answer session
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
devil; evil spirit; genie
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
hundred days; lengthy time
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
refined taste; elegant pursuits
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface