one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to trace back to (the origins of something)
quarrel; dispute; argument
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to talk; to carry meaning
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
hearsay; learning by hearsay
songwriting (words and music)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
rebellious phase; rebellious age
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
only the results matter; it's all about the results
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
to seek a path; to find one's way
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
good-quality; superior in quality