joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to thrust before; to thrust at
unseasonable; out of season
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
having various interests; wide range of interests
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
New Year's Eve; end of the year
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
black rotary-dial telephone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to become clear; to be made public
grandfather; male senior-citizen