learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)
a little bit; a little while
to take; to catch; to capture
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
several times; several degrees
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
approval; license; licence; permission
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
relatively; comparatively
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
meeting; greeting; welcome
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to have an eye on; to zero in on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit