deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
overestimation; overvaluing
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
successor; replacement; second wife
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to yearn for; to pine for
headache inducing; vexing
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to fall on one's backside
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
scandal; deplorable event
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
light; easy; non-serious; minor
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water