returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
second edition; additional printing
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
going to the United States
federal parliament; federal congress
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
class; heading; group; category
to disperse; to take a castle
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
major powers of the world; great powers
death from disease; death from illness
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
mental disorder; mental disease
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
change; alteration; modification
Genesis (book of the Bible)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
Minister for Foreign Affairs
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance