since some time ago; for quite a while; already
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to teach; to take a teaching job
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
disciple; pupil; follower
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
percentage of correct answers
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to have a reason; to have an excuse
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to be transparent; to show through
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
a cut above; one step above
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
function; facility; faculty; feature
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face