decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
preface; introduction; preamble
egoism; egotism; selfishness
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
retort; back talk; backchat
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to entreat; to request earnestly
economics department; economics school
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
different item; different lot
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature