little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to be kind to; to treat kindly
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
granted that; even if; even though
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
small change; coins; small sum of money
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
firm; strong; solid; stable
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
chronological order; time series
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)