serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
wrapped offering (of money)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
January; first month of the lunar calendar
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
life; living; I; me; student
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
surname; family name; last name
one's original family name; maiden name
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture