being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
study; library; den; home office; reading room
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
order; command; directions; instructions
indeed; really; truly; very much
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
adventure story; novel of adventure
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
only; merely; but; no more than
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
you could say; you might say; verging on the
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
conviction; belief; confidence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum