after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
title of honour; title of honor
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
generation; the world; the age
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to badger; to pester; to beg
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to slap; to strike; to spank
how dare ...; how could ...
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
parting; separation; farewell
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to read the situation; to sense the mood
ill will; malice; evil intent
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
again; once more; a second time
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom