tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to happen to have on hand or in stock
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to bubble; to foam; to froth
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to rise; to erect; to get up
to escape from; to get out
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
forgetting; lapse of memory
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to express (in words); to confess
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
cession of an obligation; assignment of an obligation; transfer of an obligation
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
in the same way as; just like
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock