to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to look away; to avert one's eyes
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
government official; clerk
appointment; assignment; promotion
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
several years; a few years
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
prime minister; premier; chancellor
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
way of speaking; intimation
retirement; resignation; stepping down
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)