old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
unable to resist; unable to suppress
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to press a question; to cross-examine
spirit; heart; disposition
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
assistant ...; probationary ...