that's the way it is; such is life
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
understood; I see; OK; present; here
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to invite in; to show someone in
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(period of) a year; during an era
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
interest; rights; concession
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)