affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
surname; family name; last name
working; in operation; running; active
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
switching over to; migration; transition
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
story; tale; talk; discussion
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
likability; favorability; popularity
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious