assistant professor; associate professor
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
private clinician; physician in private practice
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
how many years; how long; what year
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to subsist; to keep on living
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)