retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to stop walking; to pause
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)