topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
time; season; period; phase; stage
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
how long; how far; how much
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
casualties; the killed and wounded
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
just managing; with great difficulty
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to