monolith; large slab of rock
secrecy; highly classified information
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
cardinal (Catholic church)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
high; noble; refined; advanced
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
large build; large pattern
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
guidance; leadership; leading the way
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
muddy water; red-light district
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
reward; honorarium; remuneration
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
hard to reach place; remote place
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
(wearing) low over one's eyes
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
edge of town; outskirts of a village
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
moving; touching; stirring
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)