previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to be busy at work; to work diligently
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
companion; company; tritagonist
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
election; selection; choice
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
of course; certainly; naturally
to have a talk; to tell a story
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to dye; to colour; to color
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
something; some kind of; for some reason
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...