appearance; air; condition; state; form
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
looking over someone's shoulder
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
common front; united front
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
way of asking; way of listening; listener
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
high and low; rise and fall
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
to emphasize; to attach importance to
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
organization; organisation; forming
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)