speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to have a smattering knowledge of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
several years; a few years
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
branch office; agency; sub-branch
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
memory; sense; experience
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to stop walking; to pause
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved