the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
sphere; counter for balls
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to understand from experience
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole