eccentric; crank; oddball
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
very young; little; childish; immature
to paint (draw) a picture
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have a talk; to tell a story
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
outside world; physical world
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
leader; guide; mentor; coach
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal