to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
otherwise; or else; if not
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
finely chiseled (features)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
upcoming; forthcoming; approaching; yet to come
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
to cense; to burn incense
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely