sovereign; emperor; monarch
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
as if nothing had happened
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to jump upon (a moving object)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
the very best; excellent; superb
rainy; showery; inclement
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
snake; serpent; large snake
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to force one's way; to push through
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
going up and down; rising and falling
though; notwithstanding; although
level ground; plain; flatland
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
production; output; turning out
something worthy of comparison; something being compared