compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
advance payment; money paid in advance
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
being startled; getting a shock
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to emphasize; to attach importance to
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to wave a flag; to show the way
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
the very start; the very beginning
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
participant in a group tour; group tourist
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
imperial court; royal court
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle