(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
secondary sex characteristic
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
periodic; regular; routine
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
old friend; old acquaintance
medicine man; witch doctor (doctor specialized in treating illnesses caused by magic)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
several years; a few years
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)