private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
imperial court; royal court
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
now that; since; as long as; provided that
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to approach; to draw near
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather