residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
long ago; a long time ago; already
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to be ill; to suffer from