ago; since; before; previous
friction; discord; strife
people; men and women; each person; everybody
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
and so; therefore; for that reason
before the gate; in front of the gate
land near a castle; castle town
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
messenger; envoy; emissary
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
... (years old) this year
body; physique; build; stature
one's younger days; when one was young
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
though; notwithstanding; although
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy