to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
parting; separation; farewell
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
massing (of troops); gathering
to relapse; to reassert; to review
last night; yesterday evening
street; quarter; district; area
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
the opposite sex; isomerism
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
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
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
emotional strength; force of will
to plunder; to grab; to snatch