stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
older sister; elder sister
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
meeting hall; assembly hall
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to grumble; to make difficulties
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
jumping to a wrong conclusion
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
good humour (humor); good mood
template; run of the mill; formulaic
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
receptionist; reception woman
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(written) work; book; writings
mountain road; mountain trail
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to