sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
year of one's birth; one's birth year
to count on one's fingers
misrepresentation; false statement
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
beautification; glorification
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
reviewing stand; box; gallery
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
eating quickly; speed-eating
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to shout (in anger); to yell
to look down on; to make light of
in succession; one after another
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed