man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
only; merely; but; no more than
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to raise one's voice; to shout
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt