knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
door; gate; opening; title page
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to comb down; to smooth down
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to prostrate oneself before
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
woman; lady; adult female
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
thickness; profundity; depth
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
that's the way it is; such is life
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
welcome!; nice to see you!
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look away; to turn away
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
as (for); for; in the capacity of