the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
three persons; three parties
hills and fields; hill and dale
point in common; common feature
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
The Catcher in the Rye (novel by J. D. Salinger)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to become keen on; to get passionate about
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
pardon me for leaving (first)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous