the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
continuation; succession; series; continuous
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
existence; being; presence
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
regret; repentance; remorse
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
separation; living separately; living apart
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to need; to call for; to require
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
nonparticipation; nonattendance