some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
notice; notification; report; posting
tissue paper; toilet paper
name plate; name tag; label
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
silence; stillness; quietness
single standard; single base; single-feature show
signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
prevention; precaution; protection against
drama; play; powerful drug
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings