to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
cold sleep; suspended animation
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to bring up under one's personal care
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
hostile party; enemy side
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
full view; plain sight; completely visible
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills