he; she; that person; (arch.) you
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to smile broadly; to grin widely
first meeting; first interview with
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
youthful; young; young-looking
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
(a person's) appearance; looks
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to make an appearance; to show up
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
under development; in development
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
fighting against an illness
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
how; in what way; by what means
based on; built on; made from
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
like this; in this way; as you see
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)