following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
adaptability; flexibility
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
base; basis; bedrock; platform
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
way; method; means; resource; course
examine (investigate into) a person's history
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
belligerence; fighting spirit
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
several weeks; a few weeks
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
slowly and quietly; stealthily
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil