special promotion (in rank or grade)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
competent; suitable; qualified
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
had better ...; had better not ...
to hand (over); to deliver in person
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
customization; customisation
combat power; fighting strength
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
ability; performance; efficiency
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
nice; likeable; desirable