mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
place for relaxation and refreshment
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
ice house; ice room; cold room
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
luxury item; luxury goods
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
eldest sister; oldest sister
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
number of times; frequency; count
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to have an idea; to have a clue
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter