patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to grab hold of; to catch
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
covert action; covert operations
suspicious character (person, figure)
binoculars; field glasses
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
height (of a person); stature
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
corpulence; fatness; obesity
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to be filled to bursting; to burst
small mustache; short mustache
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
countenance; features; looks
regiment of military policemen
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy