preference; priority; precedence; right of way
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
regulars; regular soldiers
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
secret; private; surreptitious
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
thousands; several thousand
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
one's person; around one's person
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to finish; to end; to close
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
ancient times; prehistoric times
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
since then; from that time; ever since
the last moment; the very end
emergency food; emergency rations
daily food; regular diet; staple food
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out