endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
long ago; a long time ago; already
many; numerous; various; large number of
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate