excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
all right; very well; okay; I got it
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
established practice; custom
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
master; teacher; stable master
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
active; dynamic; energetic
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
men's (fashion, wear, etc.)