textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
pupil; student; schoolchild
name; given name; first name
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
your husband; her husband
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to serve; to work for; to attend
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to state; to express; to mention
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
northern part; the north (of a region)
mountain range; mountain belt
height of; middle of; full bloom
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
as; because; with; due to
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
notice; notification; report; posting
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
homecoming; returning home
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span