to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
the other day; a few days ago
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
no!; no no!; no, not at all
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
the ocean; the great deep
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)