odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
near oneself; close to one; familiar
establishment; settlement
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
decision; determination; resolution
to be impressed; to greatly admire
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to view the past with nostalgia