professor; teaching; instruction
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
until now; so far; up to the present
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
curse; spell; malediction
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
ninth day of the month; nine days
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
accumulation; accumulate; store
telecommunications; correspondence
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
that's the way it is; such is life
space (room, area, outer space)