teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
in order; in turn; one by one
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
welcome!; nice to see you!
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
single word; a few words; brief comment
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
short pause; short interval
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
biological older sister; real elder sister
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)