to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
having said that; on the other hand
it is not (like that) either
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
thousands; several thousand
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
direct control; direct supervision
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
considerably; greatly; a lot
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ugly; repulsive; unworthy; insignificant; (arch.) strong and frightening thing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be too numerous; to be too much
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict