loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to congratulate; to celebrate
moving tale; impressive tale
originally; by nature; from the start
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
historic; historical; traditional
descendant; posterity; offspring
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cattle droving; drover; cowpoke; running of the bulls; encierro
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
wounded person; injured person
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
such; like that; that sort of; very
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gambling den; gambling house
fellow sufferers pity each other
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank