hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
self-consciousness; self-awareness
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
face; looks; vestiges; trace
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
-less; lacking; non-existing
ruler; monarch; sovereign
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very interesting; of great interest
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years