tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to make one's own; to take possession of
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
decision; settlement; definition
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
rare (or peculiar) animal
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
many people; a large number of people
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
high-pitched tone; soprano
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point