eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to collect; to assemble; to gather
feeling; sense; impression
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
but; however; provided that
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
several minutes; a few minutes
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
three-digit number; hundreds column
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way