one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
carnivore; carnivorous animal
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(some) more; even more; longer; further
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
heart attack; to have a heart attack
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
general; popular; common; typical
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
region; limits; stage; level
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you