hunting ground; hunting preserve
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
chief; main; principal; major
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
while surprised; suddenly
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking