pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
unskilled; not very good at
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
arrival of goods; goods received
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
sudden impulse; passing fancy
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to put up (a notice); to post
cover charge; admission fee; room rental (fee)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
value; worth; virtue; blessing
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy