the other day; lately; recently; during this period
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
at that time; in those days
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
occasional; infrequent; rare
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
lately; recently; these days
looking pale; looking unwell
to get hungry; to become hungry
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to move around; to move about; to get around
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
three times a day (of meals)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to whine; to make feeble complaints
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...