trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at that time; in those days
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be worried; to be troubled
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
contradiction; inconsistency
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
local specialty; special product (of a region)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say