appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
both hands; both arms; ten
right in the center (centre)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
influential person; man of importance
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
influence; clout; leverage
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
this (very thing); this precisely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish