romantic school; romanticism
author; writer; novelist; artist
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
Carlisle (UK); Carlyle; Carlile
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
source of river; fountainhead
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
inner-city area; city center
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
laborer; labourer; workman
to get out of bed; to show a leg
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to have a drink; to grab a drink