on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
other than; excluding; without
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
great person; eminent figure
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
survival; survivor; relic
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
intensification; aggravation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to watch over; to watch attentively
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
important person; strategic person; key figure
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
ago; since; before; previous
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
you could say; you might say; verging on the
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
wherein; therein; thereinto
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
calamity; disaster; accident