Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
suddenly; all of a sudden
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
I see; that's right; indeed
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
and then; and so; and; so then
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
two (long cylindrical things)
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
look!; there!; here!; that is
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered