making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
interior; inside; internal
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
stairs; stairway; staircase
a long time ago; in those days
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
sensual love; love affair
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
research; study; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
royal castle; imperial castle
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
chance (of success); odds
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to forget completely; to leave behind
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible