continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
to bring; to take; to bring about
to make one's own; to take possession of
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
founder of a religious sect
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
foreign; abroad; overseas
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
region; limits; stage; level
future; possible; potential; prospective
under control (e.g. of territory)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to come to one's senses; to calm down
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
hiding one's embarrassment
jokingly; in the form of a joke
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty