social meeting place; watering hole
how many years; how long; what year
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to compete with; to vie for
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to tower over the surroundings
to smash down; to beat in
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
simple honesty; tactless frankness