teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
recommendation; referral; endorsement
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
how; in what way; by what means
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
young girl; lass; adolescent female
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
place; situation; position; location
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
relation; connection; relevance
source of information; intelligence source; message source