to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
left side; left-hand side
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to affect; to impact; to influence
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
most part; greater part; majority
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
extracurricular activities
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
like this; in this way; as you see
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
four (long cylindrical things)
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)