to give a broad grin; to smirk
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to revere; to respect; to worship
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
periodic; regular; routine
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
the world in general; society; convention
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
one day; (on) a certain day
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
story; tale; talk; discussion
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to devour; to bite to death
very interesting; of great interest
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to walk in on; to tread upon
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
surroundings; environs; circumference
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
superstition; superstitious belief
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly