small quantity; little; little while; short distance
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
disorder; chaos; confusion
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
school; school building; schoolhouse
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty