khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
Hitler; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
creation; Creation (by God)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
display and sale of new products
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
novel; original; new; innovative
to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for books; volume
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
awareness; realization; noticing
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building