quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
writing; composition; essay; sentence
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
manuscript; version; draft
novel; story; (work of) fiction
recently; lately; these days
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
classification; categorization; sorting
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning