to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to abandon; to give up on; to desert