to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to split; to be split; to splinter
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
one's first campaign; one's first battle
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
several years; a few years
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
than; other than; except; but
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
a rival horse or candidate
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to have one's name entered (in a list)
criterion (criteria) for selection
unkindness; unfriendliness
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
each and all; every single one; everybody
lump together; put all together
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
unbroken; endless; continuous