- previously; formerly; once upon a time
- preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
- to tour; sightseeing; tourism
- wonderful; marvelous; brilliant
- bellwether
- ancient; old; age-old
- staunch; strong
- to destroy
- reason; intellect; rationality; rational
- to evaluate; to assess
- to send back
- ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
- brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
- to entrust
- to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
- high price
- spy
- every single; as long as
- footprint; track; spoor
- Muhammad (c. 570–632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
- appendix
- secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success)
- to question; to ask; to raise a question
- to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
- opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
- firm and persistent; unswerving determination
- Vietnam
- translator (of writing)
- epilogue; afterword
- gross income
- think tank; intellectual resource
- leading role; lead; protagonist
- author; writer
- special administrative region; abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区
- 高中 gāo zhōng: 高中 gao1 zhong1: senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])高中 gāo zhòng: 高中 gao1 zhong4: to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)