to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.); companion
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
poor farmer; needy peasant
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
Gupta dynasty (of India, approx. 320-600 CE)
blank column; blank space
world history; international history
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
abuse; misuse; perversion
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to raise one's voice; to shout
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
enumeration; citation; listing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
steamed bun with minced pork filling
piece; fragment; one (object)
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
senior; elder; person older than oneself
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of