ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
with a start; with a jump
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
sense of values; values; value system
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
you could say; you might say; verging on the
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
marriage proposal; courtship
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
three; three years of age
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)