teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
embodiment; realization; materialization
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
pleasant feeling; good vibes
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be prolonged; to drag on
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
some people; a few people; several people
to be overcome with emotion
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
to check; to stop; to keep back
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
second (unit of time); arc second
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to finish reading; to read through
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
explanation; interpretation
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still