account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
charming; fascinating; attractive
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
legendary beast; magical beast
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in succession; one after another
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever