it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to show signs of; to appear
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
married woman; another's wife
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
simply; merely; only; solely
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
what is called; what they call; so-called
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
shallow view; superficial idea; (one's) view; (one's) humble opinion
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sex mania; erotomania; nymphomania; sex maniac; erotomaniac; nymphomaniac
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation