to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
during; for the duration of
power balance; balance of power
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
with a momentary flash of light
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
and; thereupon; because of that
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to put on airs; to assume importance
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
pride; boast; credit (to)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about