progress; advance; improvement; development
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
is that so?; I see; right; oh
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses
although I say; although one might say; although called
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
how long; how far; how much
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
such; this sort of; like this
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
both hands; both arms; ten
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to shake one's head (in denial)