hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
oracle; revelation; divine message
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to call a person's attention (to)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
change in appearance; transformation
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
reputation; respectability
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
enlightenment; illumination
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
powerful family; powerful clan
gold seal; King of Na gold seal
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
going on a pleasure jaunt
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity