stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
president (of a society); chairman
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
woman; female; feminine gender
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
direct descent; direct line
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
sons and daughters; children; girl
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
establishment; settlement
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
beforehand; in advance; previously
the same generation; coeval
the opposite sex; isomerism
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
study; research; investigation
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid