taste; liking; preference
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
in that way; like that; that way
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
Britain (island); Great Britain
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
solitary island; isolated island
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to be attentive to; to pay attention to
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to throw at; to turn; to raise
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
gratitude; thanks; apology
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up