secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
silence (not speaking); muteness
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
hidden treasure; treasured article
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
important documents; important papers
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to become pale; to turn pale
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
high-quality goods; luxury item
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide