to stop (plug) one's ears
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
without; unless; have to do
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
technical book; specialized book; treatise
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
evening; night; nighttime
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
single word; a few words; brief comment
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)