absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
regret; repentance; remorse
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
at least; at most; (even) just
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life