quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
temporary; provisional; interim
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
employment (long term); hire
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to discuss; to talk together
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
older brother; elder brother
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to lose one's way; to get lost
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
master; teacher; stable master
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
another's parent; another's parents
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively