teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
true state; actual condition; reality
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
the Industrial Revolution
reigning; controlling; dictating
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
solitude; loneliness; isolation
member nation; member state; signatory
early (days); initial stage; initial
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
small number; few; minority
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be talked about behind one's back
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
head; lead; vanguard; first
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
passenger; rider; good rider
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)