tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
second (unit of time); arc second
to pass (of time); to elapse
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
gossip; corner of the mouth
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
not caring; not giving a damn
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably