year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
outside world; physical world
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
(not) even once; (not) ever
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
advent of a golden opportunity
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
flawless; absolute perfection
decorum; propriety; politeness
had better ...; had better not ...
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
is something that; is that which
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
two (long cylindrical things)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
another day; some other day