approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
indicate reason; infers some protest
suffrage; the right to vote
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
limited; limiting; restrictive
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to talk (a person) down; to confute
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
next flight; next post; next mail
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)