white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to fight to the bitter end
vassals; retainers; followers
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
marrying (of a monk); returning to secular life (of a monk)
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
long-awaited; much-awaited
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
friendly relations; social relations; social life
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
founder; originator; pioneer
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
manservant; male attendant; valet
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky