boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
international community; international society; the world
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
heart; guts; nerve; central part
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
ruler; monarch; sovereign
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
again; once more; a second time
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
man; male; masculine gender