ageing; aging; senile deterioration
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
haiku given as an example
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to glare at each other; to confront each other
helping hand; help; support; aid
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
clearly; distinctly; vividly
pride; dignity; self-respect