model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
primary school; elementary school; grade school
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
clearing one's throat; cough
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
nothing but; except; no more than
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
both (people); the two of them
to say; to be called; to do
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint