(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
at the present time; as of now; at this time
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
exclusive; attached to; specialist
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
former (incumbent); predecessor
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to check; to stop; to keep back
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
stifled (laughter); simmering
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
matter of time; question of time
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate