under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
indeed; really; truly; very much
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to grow up; to become an adult
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
one-by-one; separately; in detail
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to turn towards; to point
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
rare (or peculiar) animal
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to throw at; to turn; to raise
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
door; gate; opening; title page
to bring back; to restore
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan