- the Great Wall
- first; first time; for the first time
- to confer a title; to ennoble; to knight; title of nobility
- to entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner
- simple and crude
- poles apart (idiom); entirely different
- to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on
- to open one's mouth; to start to talk
- long ago; a long time since
- well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
- parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations
- to sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer; to audit (a class)
- angry look; glare; scowl
- your esteemed son (honorific)
- old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
- to lead; to command; commander; officer
- resourceful; full of stratagems
- (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- officers and soldiers
- to contain in a concealed form; to keep covered up; implicit
- to incite disharmony; to instigate
- to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn
- (bound form) hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished
- World War I (1914–1918)
- (legal) case; incident; record; file; table
- to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
- to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
- (of a person) short but plucky (idiom); (of an article) concise and forceful
- vigorous and nimble; athletic
- to call it...; known as...
- (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]
- to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
- to prevent; to block
- (idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people