anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
world; society; people; the public
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
conflict; fighting each other
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
process; course; mechanism
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
precocious; precocious child
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
one of these days; someday; one day
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in accordance with plans; just as planned
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings