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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

5

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

17

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

10

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

33

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

4

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

8

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

4

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

9

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

13

general; shogun

4

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

2

to be reminded of; to call to mind

4

to cense; to burn incense

1

vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

9

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

3

sofa; couch; lounge chair

3

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

5

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

17

alcohol; sake

19

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

24

hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

3

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

3

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call

3

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

6

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

4

subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

5

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

16

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

2

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

8

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

15

while; during; while; although; all; both

62

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

14

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

30

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

6

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

5

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

chapter one; first chapter

1

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

1

loyal retainer

1

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

19

to encamp; to take up positions

2