after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
performance of one's official duties
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
round; spherical; circular
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
supply; provision; raising; procurement
transport; transportation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
intelligence or information network
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen