guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to increase in value; to gain prestige
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to feel; to sense; to experience
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
at least; at most; (even) just
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine