professor; teaching; instruction
house search (e.g. by the police)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
absolute basics; very rudiments
infancy; childhood; tender age
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
depression; low spirits; dejection
unqualified; without qualifications
irrational (line of) argument
weightlifting; weight lifting
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
wearing one's hair in braids
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
bent back; hunchback; stoop
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
practice; practising; training; study
early on; earlier on; from early
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
virtue; charm; merit; good point