ceremony; rite; ritual; service
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be worried; to be troubled
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to recall; to remember; to recollect
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to stay (at); to stop (at)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
failure; mistake; blunder