teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
to intend; to be sure that
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
item; commodity; list of articles
variety of goods; number of articles
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
first time; first; initial
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening