secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
3000; three thousand; many
longtime best seller; book with steady sales over a long time
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
having no idea; having no clue
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
odds and ends; all; every
though; even if; whether ... or ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to compete with; to vie for
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
chances of winning (a bet); odds
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
training (animals); breaking (animals)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
running the whole distance
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1