promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
simmer; bubble out; flow out
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
nice and warm day; balmy weather
memory-making; making memories
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
light and darkness; light and shade
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
student (esp. a university student)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
history of; experience of
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
manly; masculine; like a man
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
trembling from fear; trembling all over
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
forevermore; for eternity
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
hairlines (on an engraving)
quarrel; dispute; argument
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
connection; linking; linkage; link
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair