circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
true character; real nature
outward appearance; looks
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
witnessing; observing; sighting
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity