count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
recommendation; referral; endorsement
informal consent; private consent
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
softly; mildly; gently; politely
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to summon; to get used to call
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to attack; to assault; to assail
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
originally; by nature; from the start
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
you; (arch.) your residence
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world