inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
hostility; antagonism; opposition
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
one's younger days; when one was young
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
such; this sort of; like this
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
headquarters; head office; main office
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
encumbrance; burden; drag
now that you say that; now that you mention it
one by one; in detail; minutely
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)