thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to become better; to improve
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
at that time; in those days
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
wherein; therein; thereinto
incident; affair; happening; event
shady; underhanded; questionable
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
just the other day; quite recently
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
older sister; elder sister
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
upper half of the body; upper body
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually