to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
while alive; during one's lifetime
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
the future; future prospects
to soothe and humor; to coax
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
(having) two choices; choice between two things
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
operator; manager; administrator
water shortage; shortage of water supply
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article