teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(medical) doctor; physician
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
imperial court; royal court
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
good feeling; feeling good
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
surrounding at a distance
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to win and advance to the next round
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary