thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
phrase; phrase; strawberry
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to become hoarse; to become husky
true character; real nature
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
what action to take; what to do with oneself
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
investigation; research; looking something up
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
investigation; research; looking something up
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
retort; back talk; backchat
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
in the end; at the end of the day