light; lamp; counter for electric lights
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
state funeral; national funeral
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
authority; power; influence
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
solitude; loneliness; isolation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
separation; farewell; parting
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
charming; fascinating; attractive
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners