suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at first; in the beginning; originally
respect and affection; love and respect
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly