before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
suddenly; all of a sudden
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to raise one's voice; to shout
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
period of youth; while young
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
hospitalization; hospitalisation
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
region; limits; stage; level
you could say; you might say; verging on the
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
transactions; dealings; business
commitment; pledge; promise
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to detain; to take into custody
programme; program; plans; arrangements
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
in the hospital; hospitalized
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
person being waited for; person who waits
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling