clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
professor; teaching; instruction
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
authority; power; influence
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
don't you think?; indicates question
to have an idea; to have a clue
of course; certainly; naturally
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter