spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
proud; having a prominent nose
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
family a woman has married into
great talents mature late
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
studying abroad; studying overseas
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to make a success in life
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to get distracted; to jump off the track
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dead person; deceased person
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
remains; corpse; (dead) body
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
portrait of deceased person
to fall on one's backside
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
duty station; place of business; work location
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
had better ...; may as well ...
changing one's academic course