superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
at a young age; while still young
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
news; word; tidings; omen
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
invitation; introduction; temptation
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
battlefield; battleground
to serve; to work for; to attend
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
great cause; moral law; justice
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
unparalleled in Japan and China and India
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
irritated; angry; furious