festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to pick up; to find; to gather
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
duty; function; office; mission; task
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on