to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
those present; attendance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
everything; anything; nothing
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!