apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
woman; lady; adult female
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
hello; good day; good afternoon
disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
letter; missive; note; mail
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
pupil; student; schoolchild
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
office job; clerical work
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
estrangement; alienation; disaffection