apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
one's share; one's portion
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to find out; to discover; to locate
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
on countless occasions; many a time
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession