once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
first; first base; first baseman; fast
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
matter of time; question of time
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
how; in what way; circumstances
married woman; another's wife
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play