glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
a find; windfall; bargain
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
until now; so far; up to the present
to ask; to enquire; to query
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
is something that; is that which
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard