to attack; to assault; to assail
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
devil; evil spirit; genie
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
such; like that; that sort of; very
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
just because; even if; even though
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
company; corporation; workplace
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
loveable; very likeable; like very much
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
control; management (e.g. of a business)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
time; season; period; phase; stage
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company