terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
not long has passed since ...
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
beyond this point; from now on; after this
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to carry around; to carry on one's person
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
decoration; ornament; trimmings