white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
talk; recital; narration; topic
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
festival merrymaking; revelry
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
hidden treasure; treasured article
something; something or other; something something
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
changing clothes; change of clothes
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
finishing blow; coup de grâce
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
bitter experience (ordeal)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears