curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
grandfather; male senior-citizen
back off!; leave me alone!
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
way of the sword; swordsmanship
now that; since; so long as; because
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
pointing out; identification
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to live; to reside; to inhabit
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
composite; combined; complex
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
consumption; expenditure; spending