to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it's been a long time; long time no see
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
artificial island city; floating city
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to have an idea; to have a clue
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to not take seriously; to take lightly
though; notwithstanding; although
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
fragment; one of the group or party
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
small fraction; small proportion
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
secrecy; highly classified information
even though things may appear this way
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)