from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
absorption; suction; attraction
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
troops; group members; team members
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
number; number plate; license plate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
in person; personally; directly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
last ray of hope; only hope
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
critical point (temperature)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
grandfather; male senior-citizen