it's been a long time; long time no see
honour; honor; glory; privilege
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
large build; large pattern
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
speech; expression; wording; language
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to breathe out; to exhale
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept