acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
sensitivity; susceptibility
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to join together; to combine; to join up
final; eventual; ultimate
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
take the opportunity to (do something else)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
depravity; corruption; degradation
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
ancient city; former capital
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
Island; insula; island; islet
about; concerning; related to; -ish
port city; harbour city; harbor city
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
the big two...; two major...; two main...
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate