mobile telephone; cellular telephone
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to put someone to trouble
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
covered in mud; mud-caked
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
directly opposite; right in front
to fight against; to oppose; to face
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
watchful waiting; careful supervision
(another person's) younger sister
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
script; libretto; scenario
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
fluent (in a language); flowing
admiration; wonder; astonishment
on the occasion of; at the time of
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi