story; tale; talk; discussion
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
high brow; broad forehead
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
source of river; fountainhead
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
nothing but; none other than
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
can't occur easily; difficult to happen
environment; circumstance
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to understand; to make out
orphan; person without friends
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
devoted; self-sacrificing
food and drink; eating and drinking
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
opinion; point of view; visual point