reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
indiscriminately; recklessly
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
figure; design; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design; plot; minor market fluctuation
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
in the morning; during the morning
record of proceedings; minutes
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
enumeration; citation; listing
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to keep secret; to conceal
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to copy (down); to transcribe
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
first time; first; initial
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
had better ...; had better not ...
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
combat power; fighting strength