qualifications; requirements; capabilities
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
such ... as; or some such
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
arrangement; pact; agreement
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
several people; a few people
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
established practice; custom
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to be found; to be discovered
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
a few years ago; some years back
monpe; (women's) baggy work pants gathered at the ankles
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
cattail pollen (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
good; goodness; right; virtue
naturalization; naturalisation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
weird; disgusting; sickening