habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to drink up; to drain (cup)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
drunkenness; intoxication
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
main question; real issue at hand
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
defense; defence; defensive preparations
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification