20 years old; (arch.) twenty
middle of the night; dead of night
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
innumerable; countless; numberless
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
head; lead; vanguard; first
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be too numerous; to be too much
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be helpful; to be useful
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
dominion; territory; possession
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
strength; power; proficiency; ability
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
our country; our land; one's own country