virile; tough; masculine; intense
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
powerful family; powerful clan
to have an eye on; to zero in on
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
even if ...; even supposing that ...
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
imprudent (misguided) fellow
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store name; shop name; restaurant name
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure