taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to do together; to share; to participate in
financial world; business circles
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
front; frontage; facade; main
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
snake; serpent; large snake
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
at once; immediately; right now
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to use X as a selling point
distrust; unjust suspicion
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point