Vocabulary

to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society

to enjoy oneself to the full

to hold a meeting

to break the Buddhist commandments

to return; to come back

to give an evasive answer

go home; get out

to save one's face; to maintain one's status

to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

to cover one's face

to turn one's face away

to lose face; to be put out of countenance

family doctor; family physician; primary care physician; general practitioner; GP

to be reflected in a mirror

to uncask; to open a barrel

(have the honor, honour) to write

to look over the fence

finite; limited; restricted

to be promoted to a higher rank

to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for

feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically

to cut into squares (cubes)

to raise the standard

to sacrifice a bishop

to observe the rules

to economize in the household (economise)

behind one's back

to mirror the image (of)

to break through a siege

to strike at the root of an evil

to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing

to be fired; to be decapitated

plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

to forgive a person for their error; to forgive someone for their mistake

to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income

to make up the number; to have a complete set of

to build up a hypothesis

windy; windswept