as stated; verbatim; literally
(another's) daughter; young lady
first meeting; first interview with
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
rich person; wealthy person
messenger; envoy; emissary
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(political) power; authority; influence
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
mental; spiritual; emotional
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry