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HSK
Broadway (New York City)
gas guzzler
(of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated
HSK 7-9
vise / pincer pliers
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
paper tiger
presbyopia
tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen
(fig.) old fox; a wily, shrewd person
an old saying
tiger / CL: 隻|只
tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek
presbyopic glasses
dotard
to recover one's youthful vigor / to feel rejuvenated (idiom)
to make (products, living spaces etc) suitable for the elderly; (attributive) senior-friendly; elder-accessible
old-style large kitchen stove
slot machine
(coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name)
fondue
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
electricity hog; electricity guzzler
tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
late-Qing underground resistance movement against the Qing dynasty
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom) / (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 or 大王)
slot machine
(lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history; obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle
presbyopia
Presbyterianism
(idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown


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