the same generation; coeval
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
of tender years; very young
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
offense; offence; method of attack
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
hegemony; leadership; initiative
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
around the clock; day and night
advance; moving forward; progress
manly; masculine; like a man
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
declaration; statement; proclamation
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to read the situation; to sense the mood
cannot be helped; unavoidable