Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
watchful waiting; careful supervision
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
interruption; interference; butting in
equality; impartiality; evenness
current student; enrolled student
immediately; at once; instantly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
marking; grading; scoring
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program