promotion (school, military, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
disease; ailment; illness
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
difference; disparity; gap
to be frank; to drop all pretense
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
the last moment; the very end
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
several sheets (flat objects)
one after another; in rapid succession
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
submersion; inundation; being flooded
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to take back; to recapture
finally; in the end; on top of all that
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell