silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
how long; how far; how much
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
perception; sensing; noticing
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep