peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
period of time; time slot; time zone
reproachful; hateful; bitter
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
battlefield; battleground
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
chat; desultory conversation
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
as usual; as is one's habit
pair; the two; both persons; both things
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
individual; private person; personal; private
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
therefore; for that reason; such being the case