instant; moment; for an instant
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to get slightly dirty (all over)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
eccentric; crank; oddball
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat