this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to try to do; to attempt to do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
town; city; municipal; urban
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
at that time; in those days
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
acceleration; speeding up