to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
comparatively; relatively
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to brighten; to grow light
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
pale; pallid; bluish-white
late at night; small hours of the morning
moonrise; rise of the Moon
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
(religious) faith; belief; creed
original home; birthplace; originator
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
decoration; ornament; trimmings
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to take the form (of); to assume a shape