match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to discuss; to talk together
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
scale; scope; plan; structure
by your leave; with your permission
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery