lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
at first; in the beginning; originally
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
bribe; sweetener; douceur
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
marriage proposal; marriage talks
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
worldly desires; materialistic desires
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
number of (large) animals
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
rushing around; running wild
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
to increase; to add to; to augment
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
means; way; method; measure