visiting professor; guest professor
(courteous) invitation; call
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
sixth day of the month; six days
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
shady; underhanded; questionable
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
different opinion; objection
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
trivial; not amounting to much
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
what date?; what's the date?; when?
experient; person who has experienced something
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as many (people) as possible
to increase; to add to; to augment
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat