tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
just because; even if; even though
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
quietly; slowly; gracefully
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
slip of the tongue; misstatement
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
answering question by question
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
how; in what way; how about; questionable
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to look around; to survey
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now