good-natured person; nice person
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
unmarried; not yet married
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
(courteous) invitation; call
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
major incident; major happening; big scandal
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
several years standing; over several years
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
award for distinguished service
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...