metre; meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than
without; but if; otherwise; or else
ten; 10; ten years of age
to practice magic; to practise magic
to like; to love; to be fond of
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
thought; consideration; thinking
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
way of talking; speaking style
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be too numerous; to be too much
how; in what way; how about; questionable
outside the country; abroad
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
going around; patrol; round; tour
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
imperial court; royal court
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
one grade; first-class; primary
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage