Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
bento; Japanese box lunch
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
father; dad; husband; you; he
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
the same generation; coeval
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
reaching; attaining; arrival
overestimation; overvaluing
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other