honour; honor; glory; privilege
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
softness; gentleness; weakness
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
audience (with a person of high standing)
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
this and that; one thing or another
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
expression; look; countenance; face
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
nothing but; none other than
declaration; statement; assertion
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
freely; frankly; without reserve
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
intimate friends and acquaintances