present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
meeting (with another person)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
honour; honor; glory; privilege
great trouble; difficulty
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
to breathe out; to exhale
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to put one's hand on; to touch
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
in one's own way or style
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why