to name; to call; to christen; to term
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
delay; putting off; procrastination
few decades; many decades; several decades
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
woman; female; feminine gender
wedded life; married life
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
library; book collection; paperback book
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
study; library; den; home office; reading room
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
multiplication table; times table
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)