to slide into; to slip into
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
serious; severe; grave; acute
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to gather; to collect; to assemble
author; writer; novelist; artist
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
February; second month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
(not so) much; (not) very
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to be embarrassed; to lose face
whispering into a person's ear
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)