with a momentary flash of light
delete (proofreader's mark)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
just a minute; small quantity
prudence; discretion; thought
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
question; inquiry; enquiry
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
vexing; irritating; impatient
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
meaning; significance; sense
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole