recommendation; referral; endorsement
forgetting; lapse of memory
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
at that time; in those days
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
endurance; perseverance; patience
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
honour; honor; glory; privilege