the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by myself; in person; by oneself
to begin talking; to open up
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
because of; owing to; due to
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking