to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to make a speech; to address
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
for example; for instance; e.g.
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
great laughter; burst of laughter
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
illegitimate child; secret love child
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
sympathy; compassion; pity
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
commencing with; including
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but; however; provided that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof