year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
metal fittings; metal fixtures
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
180 degrees; complete change
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
regret; repentance; remorse
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)