approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
sharply; harshly; stingingly
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
effect; result; worth; use; avail
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
front; frontage; facade; main
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
suited figure; person in a suit
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
identification papers; ID
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe