teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
scale; scope; plan; structure
eastern part; the east (of a region)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
headquarters; head office; main office
around the world; throughout the world
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to be erected; to be built
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(social) class; rank; grade
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
ten-year-old; ten year old
... years old; age (of) ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
general; popular; common; typical
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify