trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to think of; to come up with
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
suddenly; all of a sudden
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
bowel movement; evacuation
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
notice; attention; observation
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation