several years; a few years
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fixed date; appointed day
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
thorough; exhaustive; complete
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
production (e.g. play); direction
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
beyond this point; from now on; after this
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
to become better; to improve
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to form a pair; to pair up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
beyond that point; after that
relatively; comparatively
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
speech; expression; wording; language
no matter how much time passes
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
something like ...; something called ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy