final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
3000; three thousand; many
southern part; the south (of a region)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
(large) house; residence; mansion
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
even though; despite; when
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
rebel; traitor; insurgent
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to slap; to strike; to spank
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
comfort; consolation; diversion
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to degenerate; to lapse into
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to support each other; to support one another
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
process; course; mechanism
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to move forward; to move on
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
languid; weary; listless; melancholy