teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be damaged; to receive damage
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
discovery; detection; finding
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
something; some kind of; for some reason
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
arrest; apprehension; capture
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
application; request; petition
at least; at most; (even) just
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
control; management (e.g. of a business)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
official in charge; person in charge
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
don't worry about it; forget about it
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
absence from work without permission
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute