to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
reading aloud; recitation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(how) many times; (how) often
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
useless; vain; aimless; idle
bad boy; naughty child; brat
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
order; command; directions; instructions
depiction; description; portrayal
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to rain incessantly; to downpour
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household