two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to lie down; to throw oneself down
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
by today; before the day is over
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to begin; to set about; to start
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
weekly report; weekly bulletin
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond