heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
miracle; wonder; wondrous thing
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
will not do; do not; does not
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to keep (a person) waiting
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
meaningless words; words that make no sense
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
moron; idiot; stupid person
girl; lass; young thing; chick
grey moustache; white beard
deed; act; work; performance
senility; dotage; decrepitude
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to become decrepit; to become senile