every month; each month; monthly
to beat time; to mark time
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
feeling keenly; fully realizing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
restoration; repair; mending
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
time around sunset; early evening
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ten; 10; ten years of age
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to rise; to erect; to get up
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
from the beginning; from scratch
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use