to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
sincere; honest; faithful
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
8th day of the month; eight days
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to peddle (goods); to hawk
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
participants; participating athletes
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to take command; to give direction
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
already; now; no longer; not any more
region; limits; stage; level
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age