sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be worried; to be troubled
participation; joining; entry
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
as if it were about oneself
kitchen; financial situation; finances
scene; spectacle; sight; view
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
image; figure; figure; form; image
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to take on a role; to take part
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
grandfather; male senior-citizen
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head