the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
men and women of all ages
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
body; physical system; (the) person
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
financial power; financial means; wealth
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
first meeting; first interview with
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
mental; spiritual; emotional
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding