function; facility; faculty; feature
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
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
in perfect form; going swimmingly
national polity; National Athletic Meet
than; other than; except; but
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
overall victory; championship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
how long; how much; to what extent
such; like that; that sort of; very
will not do; do not; does not
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be silent; to say nothing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
the other day; lately; recently
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough