watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
but; however; even though; even if
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
setting off (on a trip); departure
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
light pink; light crimson
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
(present) head of a family
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
(feather) duster; dusting
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly