withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
unprecedented; never seen before
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain
unseasonable; out-of-season
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
scanning electron microscope; SEM
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to tumble down; to roll down
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
practice; practising; training; study
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
troubled times; turbulent times
world; society; people; the public
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement