to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
riskiness; (level of) danger
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
such; like that; that sort of; very
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
sons and daughters; children; girl
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
disorder; chaos; confusion
suddenly; all of a sudden
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
directionality; directivity