lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
having no money; lack of money
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
banning of books; banned book
family; relatives; dependents; household
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to distribute; to hand out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
show; exhibition; spectacle
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
laughing while reminiscing
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
leader of a charge; first to arrive
rough sketch; design; cartoon
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
major general; rear admiral; air commodore