election; selection; choice
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to be handed down from generation to generation
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
here and there; in places
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to have a talk; to tell a story
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
as a child; when one was a child
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
had better ...; had better not ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
have a pain in one's chest
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after