year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reality; actuality; hard fact
bank; banking institution
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
resignation; acceptance; consolation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
income; receipts; revenue
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
older brother; elder brother
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
great person; eminent figure
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
pride; dignity; self-respect
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
birth; creation; formation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to talk (a person) down; to confute
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob