dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to pretend; to act (as if)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
nonchalant air; unruffled air
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may