old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
attack; assault; attempt; try
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
as a child; when one was a child
antiquity; the previous era
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to rule; to govern; to administer
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
man among men; manly man; alpha male
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve