wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
such; like that; in that way
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
timewise; temporal; chronal
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
military officer; naval officer
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Britain and France; Anglo-French
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
young master; young gentleman
decisive; resolute; drastic
feebleness; weakness; weak
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)