excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
rich country; national enrichment
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to escape from; to get out
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
capable; able; talented; promising
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow
ruler and ruled; master and servant
various families; various schools of thought
ruler; monarch; sovereign
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
belief; conviction; opinion
matter of concern and interest
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
periodic; regular; routine
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down