primary school; elementary school; grade school
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
these days; nowadays; recently
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
level ground; horizon; field of view
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
fair and square; open and aboveboard
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
commander; commanding officer; CO
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
even though; despite; when
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
personal; individual; private
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle