customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
life; living; I; me; student
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to become poor; to be poor
quarrel; dispute; argument
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
school building; schoolhouse
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation