year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
general; popular; common; typical
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be born; to come into the world
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
study; learning; tutorial
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
parental love or affection
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
such ... as; or some such
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left