correspondence; exchange of letters
that; the matter in question
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
master; teacher; stable master
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
great man; hero; master mind
for example; for instance; e.g.
regional governor in ancient China
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
of course; certainly; naturally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
craving; longing; thirsting
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
no!; no no!; no, not at all