distant look; faraway look
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
old couple; elderly couple
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be made angry; to fly into a rage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to apologize; to apologise
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to become dim; to become blurred
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
space; interval; space character; whitespace
head; lead; vanguard; first
ancestor; forefather; foremother
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
proposal; proposition; suggestion
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
photography; taking photographs
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically