towering; astonishingly high
feeling; sense; impression
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
modesty; humility; being humble
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
happy family get-together
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to read (a book, etc.) over again
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
comparatively; relatively
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet