restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
outline; summary; gist; basic points
sudden change; complete change
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
regret; repentance; remorse
unqualified; without qualifications
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
such; this sort of; like this
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to become calm; to die down
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank