to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to shake off; to throw off
(period of) a year; during an era
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
had better ...; had better not ...
individual; private person; personal; private
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
breath; breathing; tone; mood
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
while; even though; despite
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
reward; honorarium; remuneration
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to anticipate; to foresee