imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
old couple; elderly couple
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
one's family; family member
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
valuable article; valuables
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
guess; conjecture; surmise
planned; scheduled; systematic
here and there; everywhere
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to accumulate merit; to make merit
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
simplified version; abridged edition
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
theological school; seminary
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
favourite horse; favorite horse
passenger; rider; good rider
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
mobilization; mobilisation
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement