calm; composed; leisurely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
finished product; finished goods; completed article
suspicion (of others); jealousy
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
charm; attractiveness; humanity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
draw (in competition); tie game
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
weight; heavyweight boxer
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up