division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
a short while ago; already
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
family; relatives; dependents; household
government service; official position; civil service
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient