four-legged tray for festive food
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
calamity; disaster; misfortune
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
clearly; distinctly; vividly
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
professor; teaching; instruction
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
cooler box; cooler; cool box
etc.; et cetera; and so on
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
odds and ends; all; every
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession