grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
grandfather; male senior-citizen
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
department (faculty) of literature
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
mass communication; mass media
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
if you think about it; come to think of it
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to be too numerous; to be too much
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to quit one's job; to resign
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry