breach of manners; breach of etiquette
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
fixed; obvious; commonplace
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
reconciliation; make peace with
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
review; reconsideration; revision
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
selection; choice; picking out
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth