story; tale; talk; discussion
tradition; legend; folklore
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
how many people; a number of people
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to be found; to be discovered
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to squeeze out; to wring out
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
rationality; reasonableness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to wash away; to rinse off
long ago; previous; of a former age
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter