national traits or character; nationality
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
silence; stillness; quietness
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to insist on one's own ideas
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
speculation; thinking; meditation
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
a great variety of; diversity
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
very young; little; childish; immature
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution