old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
direct descent; direct line
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pleased to make your acquaintance
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
both (people); the two of them
one's family; family member
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
older sister; elder sister
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
general idea; concept; notion
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
(not) even once; (not) ever
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)