guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
main; principal; chief; primary; major
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
attendance; presence; appearance
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
first of all; first thing
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
important post; important office; key position
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
in one's own way or style
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
largest class; top category
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to take over; to hand over
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
one's possessions; ownership
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting