splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
completion (of a building)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
lately; recently; nowadays
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
heir; inheritor; successor
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
anything and everything; just about everything
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly