to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to become fraught with emotion
notice; attention; observation
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to squash; to crush; to flatten
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
few decades; many decades; several decades
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
inexpert or untrained eyes
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
successively; one after another
to be pleased with; to suit
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to cease; to stop; to be over
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to step forward; to take a step forward
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to overdo; to do too much
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice