distant look; faraway look
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be found; to be discovered
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to have an idea; to have a clue
silence (not speaking); muteness
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
as expected; as predicted
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
absence; disregard; indifference
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
opposite side; opposition
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
these guys; these fellows
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
burka; burqa; burkha; bourkha
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
accurate; correct; precise; exact
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time