to explain adequately; to be accountable
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
... years old; age (of) ...
blood relationship; blood relative
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard