teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to revere; to respect; to worship
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
world; society; people; the public
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule