residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
going into battle; departure for the front
directions; instructions; orders; command
at once; immediately; right now
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
resolute; determined; bold
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
by all means; by all costs
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
it's not like; it isn't as if
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
main cause; primary factor
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
skilled manager; resourceful general
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
thoughtful; deep-thinking
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unprecedented; never seen before
to set (sun); to become dark
forgetting; lapse of memory
distant look; faraway look
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
castle tower; keep; donjon
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
proper; right; reasonable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway