clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
parts; accessories; components
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
authority; power; influence
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
Murphy's Law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong")
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
solely; entirely; only; or
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
discovery; detection; finding
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to jump at; to be attracted by
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations