insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be born; to come into the world
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to move around; to move about; to get around
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
long time; long interval; for quite some time
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to become hoarse; to become husky
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home