being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
general classification; broad categorization
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
discipline; training; teaching manners