tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
foreign; abroad; overseas
pharmaceutical (drug) company
transactions; dealings; business
pharmaceutical department; college of pharmacy
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
rather; better; instead; if anything
something like ...; something called ...
honour; honor; glory; privilege
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
society; public; community; social studies
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
for example; for instance; e.g.
knowing; (an) acquaintance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)