immediately; at once; instantly
maid; helper; help; assistance
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
postwar period; period after Second World War
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
cold reception; inhospitality
front; frontage; facade; main
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to blaze; to burn brightly
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)