1 to think

2 to believe

3 to suppose

4 to wish

5 to want

6 to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)

1 legendary

2 fantasy saga

3 romance

4 short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty

1 to recall

2 to recollect

3 to think back

1 (fig.) to dream of

2 dream

1 troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)

1 not at all surprising (idiom)

1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

2 to rack one's brains

1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)

1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)

2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation

3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too