one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
practice; practising; training; study
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to have a talk; to tell a story
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP