senior; veteran; old-timer
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
nothing but; except; no more than
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
sudden death; unexpected death
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude