first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why; how; for what reason
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
woman; female; feminine gender
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
such ... as; or some such
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life