dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
observation; survey; watching
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
servant; manservant; menial
village; hamlet; settlement
all kinds of spirits and goblins
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
one's person; around one's person
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
pair; the two; both persons; both things
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
calming down; quieting down
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
questions and answers; dialogue
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
from the viewpoint of; according to
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for