embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
what do you want?; can I help you?
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
unbroken; endless; continuous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
trouble; bother; annoyance
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
speaking of ...; as for ...
true heart; inner feelings
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to send or direct a person to
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
prohibition; ban; embargo
serious illness; dangerous disease
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
existence; possession; having; limited company
occurring naturally (without human influence)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind