returning from school; going home from school
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
expertise; experience; knowledge
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
be on your guard!; take care!
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
tolerance; broad-mindedness
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
dark (color); concentrated; thick
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
alone; unaided; away from home
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
remaining; left-over; excess
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
dormitory; dorm; residence hall; multi-bed room shared with unrelated travelers (e.g. in inexpensive guesthouse)
proper; right; reasonable
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
secretary (government); director; chief
powerful person; influential person
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
underling; subordinate official
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate