running the whole distance
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
weakening; emaciation; decline
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
father; dad; husband; you; he
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
old age; old person; the old; the aged
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
funny story; funny anecdote
self-interest; selfish desire
to be smeared; to be covered
self-purification; self-cleansing
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
demonstration; manifestation; protest
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
not necessarily so; is not always true
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)