teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
you (plural); all of you; you all
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to order; to command; to appoint
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
just a minute; small quantity
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
execution; punishment; spanking
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
young person; inexperienced person; novice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself