after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
lately; recently; nowadays
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
woman who works in the sex industry
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
to dispose of; to sell off
unless (you do something)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
enterprise; business; company; corporation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
family; relatives; dependents; household
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner