quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
successor; replacement; second wife
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
recommendation; referral; endorsement
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
greeting; a fine thing to say
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
one's house; one's home; one's family
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by