meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to have a talk; to tell a story
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to order; to command; to appoint
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that; the matter in question
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business