to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be surprised; to be astonished
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
aggression; invasion; raid
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; this sort of; like this
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to understand from experience
secret; private; surreptitious
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
Western civilization; Western civilisation