example; simile; metaphor; allegory
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
sense of duty (obligation)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
that day; the very same day
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to work hard at one's lessons
news programme; news program
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
though; notwithstanding; although
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
memory; sense; experience
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
hardcover book; hardback book
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)