long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to reflect; to throw back light
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
welcome!; nice to see you!
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
had better ...; had better not ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
due form; official; formality
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to invite in; to show someone in
from afar; over a great distance; all the way