one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
if you think about it; come to think of it
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
military cadet; officer cadet
big talk; boasting; bragging
newly appointed; inaugural
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
long-serving soldier; veteran
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
speech and conduct; words and deeds
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
life; living; I; me; student
number two; mistress; concubine
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to become pale; to turn pale
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
quarrel; dispute; argument
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness