giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
one of these days; someday; one day
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to make an appearance; to show up
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
full length; total length; overall length
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
entry into port; arriving in harbor
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
7th day of the month; seven days
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
14th day of the month; 14 days
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
something like ...; something called ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
based on; on the basis of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
Grand Eunuch (former Chinese government title); (arch.) eunuch
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown