a long time ago; in those days
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to defy conventional wisdom
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
triple; three-way; threefold
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
diplomatic; diplomatically
north entrance; north exit
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
uncle (younger than one's parent)
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
clanging; empty; deserted
expanded functionality; extended functionality; expansion (software)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves