speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
had better ...; had better not ...
good person; virtuous person
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
just because; even if; even though
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
study; research; investigation
very interesting; of great interest
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
the same kind; accomplice; partner
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone