to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
acceleration; speeding up
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hello; good day; good afternoon
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to make a lasting impression
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
with a friendly grin; smilingly
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
ten; 10; ten years of age
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks