life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to think too much; to be over-concerned
seventh day of the month; seven days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
close; intimate; on good terms
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
senility; dotage; decrepitude
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to live through; to survive
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring