teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
thunderous roar; roaring sound
dozens; scores of; decades
going straight on; going straight ahead
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds or rabbits
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
because of; owing to; due to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled