moron; idiot; stupid person
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
the entire force (of soldiers)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
under the orders of; by order (command)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
even more; still more; further
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
left breast; left side of the chest
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to cut corners; to be shoddy
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
real experience; actual observations
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
wrong; different; not like that
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to form a group; to form a bunch
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
the whole area; all areas
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival