kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
clearing one's throat; cough
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
smoothly; easily; readily
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
while; during (the time when)
annual (plant); first-year student
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
trio; gang of three; threesome
generation; the world; the age
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention