end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
even though; despite; notwithstanding
common quality; common property; common gender
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
besides; furthermore; moreover
as (for); for; in the capacity of
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
accordion; melodeon; concertina
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
creation; Creation (by God)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to step over or across; to overcome
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
manifestation; public show; showing conspicuously
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to forget completely; to leave behind
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
same as above; ditto; ibid.
retiring to bed (esp. due to illness); bed