education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
society; public; community; social studies
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
boastful speech; bragging
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ground glass; frosted glass
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in