yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
place; situation; position; location
main question; real issue at hand
our country; our land; one's own country
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
imperial court; royal court
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
winning streak; good time to make a profit
to need; to call for; to require
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
soldier; combatant; warrior
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
long (time that has passed); old (story)
great war; great battle; world war
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
independence; self-reliance
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
insight; power of observation
to begin; to set about; to start
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
clear writing; specification
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation