to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
development; exploitation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
aging; wearing out; deterioration
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
in succession; one after another
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
well-cooked; well-done; browned
several minutes; a few minutes
to alternate; to take turns
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat