to summon; to get used to call
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to have the privilege of doing
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
in proportion to; according to; depending on
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
upper half of the body; upper body
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
impudent; shameless; brazen
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
now that; since; so long as; because
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile