teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
innermost depths of one's heart
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
determination; resolution
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
general public; the masses
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
programme; program; plans; arrangements
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)