book; volume; this; present; main; head
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
imagination; supposition; guess
if it is the case that ...
piece; fragment; one (object)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
strict observance of the Buddhist commandment that all priests should be celibate
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
rule; reign; government; governing
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
flawless; absolute perfection
failed student; student required to repeat a year
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
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