to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
dragon god; dragon king; naga
tradition; legend; folklore
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
and then; and so; and; so then