pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
that; the matter in question
knowing; (an) acquaintance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tenth day of the month; ten days
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
that is to say; so that means
to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to have the privilege of doing
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
at the present time; as of now; at this time
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
endless; boundless; everlasting
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view