relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
life and death; life or death
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
pressure; oppression; suppression
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
principal occupation; core business
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais