personal; private; oneself
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
3000; three thousand; many
district headman; head county official
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
like this; in this way; as you see
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
notebook; account book; register
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
that is to say; so that means