Vocabulary
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old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto
methods of writing; rules of good writing; writing style guide
try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts
well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen
all the officials, both military and civil
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
unkempt hair and shabby clothes
simple and clear; plain and lucid
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain
instruction in martial arts
commonplace and stale; humdrum and hackneyed
plain and lucid; articulate
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
blue eyes and red hair; Westerner
at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost
commuter marriage
being protean and elusive; appear and disappear like a phantom
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
freely adaptable, very flexible, nimble in adaptation
bringing one's own lunch
apologetic (defensive) tone of voice
incomparably ruthless; diabolical
preventive measure
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
obstructive tactics; harassing tactics
being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
adventure lover
impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
being well fed and warmly clothed
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
(over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place
(with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
bubble boom; ephemeral boom
transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent