principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to revere; to respect; to worship
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
individual; private person; personal; private
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
pride; dignity; self-respect
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
large; big; grown (man, etc.); great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
will; volition; intention; intent; determination