not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
results; record; grades; marks
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to knock down; to knock off
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
in order; in turn; one by one
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser