continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
not caring; not giving a damn
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
incident; affair; happening; event
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
at that time; in those days
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
society; the world; the times
to recall; to remember; to recollect
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
obese body; corpulent physique
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
youthful; young; young-looking
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
nothing but; none other than
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail