negotiations; discussions; connection
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to relax; to feel at home
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
karoshi; death from overwork
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
as a child; when one was a child
occasional; infrequent; rare
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
parental love or affection
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
after a long time; for the first time in a while
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to crumble away; to collapse
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
this (very thing); this precisely
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect