lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to badger; to pester; to beg
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
hard worker; hardworking person
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
a little bit; a little while
magnificent imperial reign
much less; to say nothing of
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
mass of rock; rock lump; block
serious look (on one's face); straight face
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
small; fine; detailed; stingy
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth