grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
articles; supplies; parts
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to shake; to sway; to waver
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
drifting; drift; being adrift
shore; bank (of a body of water)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
voice quality; type of voice
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
Donald Duck (Disney Cartoon character)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice