timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
property; fortune; assets
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
clearing one's throat; cough
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
social networking service; SNS
social networking service; SNS
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
after that; afterwards; thereafter
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
empirical; from experience
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
environment; circumstance