present (that one has received); gift
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be worried; to be troubled
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
all you want; as much as one wants
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build