middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
another; different; separate; discrete
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to brush off; to shake off
to sit down; to take a seat
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
leather shoes; leather boots
to kick (at someone, something)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit