(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
your husband; her husband
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
absence; disregard; indifference
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction