sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
tomfoolery; monkey business
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
school building; schoolhouse
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
large number (of); many; majority
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to stop walking; to pause
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
testimony; (verbal) evidence
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
cannot be helped; unavoidable
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance