elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
sincere; earnest; serious
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
extensive knowledge; erudition
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
consideration; taking into account
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
leadership; initiative; spearhead
International Space Station
chief; main; principal; important
election; selection; choice
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
outline; summary; gist; basic points
main question; real issue at hand
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
outer space; void of space
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to