Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.
great fast / Christian lent
young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried
gruel made from coarsely ground maize
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
(coll.) a whole lot of ... / an endless stream of ... (used in relation to excessive or tedious amounts of talk, explanations, complaints etc)
(coll.) to be a dime a dozen / easy to come by
distant relatives
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
cosmos (Buddhism)
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
(coll.) to defecate / to poop
case insensitive / not distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters
pretty close / just about right / not bad / same as 差不多
there are three ways to be unfilial / having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[])
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) / not presentable / coarse / unrefined
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
the implications are profound / the ramifications are huge / (of a decision etc) consequential
burly / strapping / big and strong
five continents / the whole world
to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck / to truss up
tall and strong
regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
double bass / contrabass
tuba
to chatter idly / to gossip / to boast or brag
supply exceeds demand
empty words / bogus speech
so big / such a big
arrogant / to put on airs / (business etc) to expand / to enlarge / to do sth on a big scale
to live off a rich man
tear-jerker (movie)
idiot / blockhead / clod / oaf
stupid great hulk of a man
instrumentation amplifier
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
my late paternal grandmother
to further develop and bring distinction to (a tradition, institution, family etc)