upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
old age; old person; the old; the aged
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to find out; to discover; to locate
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
call; summons; convening; convocation
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
fear; dread; fright; willies
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
clanging; empty; deserted
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits