good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
love affair; love relationship
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
orders; instructions; directive; command
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be infected; to be contagious
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
guardians; parents; father and older brother
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times