year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
superior; superiors; senior
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
such; this sort of; like this
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
trivial; not amounting to much
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to chase; to run after; to pursue
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
again; once more; a second time
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to do someone in; to bump someone off