came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
although I say; although one might say; although called
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
messenger; envoy; emissary
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
lone traveller; lone traveler
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
don't worry about it; forget about it
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
cannot be helped; unavoidable
horizon (related to land)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision