study of foreign languages; linguistics
study; diligence; discount; reduction
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
firmly; solidly; heartily
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
phantom; vision; illusion
dice; die; baton (of command)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
authenticity; credibility
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to peddle (goods); to hawk
sick person; patient; invalid
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
traditional Chinese medicine
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
settlement; solution; resolution
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)