reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to look young; to seem young
person around forty years old (esp. a woman)
chief; main; principal; important
unless one ...; if one does not ...
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to pierce through; to break through
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
few decades; many decades; several decades
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
contract; compact; agreement