question and answer session
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
don't you think?; indicates question
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to be helpful; to be useful
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
ability; capability; skill
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
process; course; mechanism
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
older sister; lass; young lady
house; one's house; one's home; one's family