to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
devoted; self-sacrificing
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
east, west, south and north
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to practice magic; to practise magic
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
reading aloud; recitation
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
not counted (in the score); not tallied
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
lecture hall; lecture room
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
machine parts; machinery; equipment
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread