former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
while moving; on the move
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to pile up; to accumulate
pregnancy; conception; gestation
state of mind; mentality; psychology
inferiority; recessiveness; recessive
declining birth rate and aging population
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
health; healthy; sound; fit
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
as one had hoped; as one wishes
charming; fascinating; attractive
heterosexuality; heterosexual love
illicit sexual relations (e.g. incest, adultery)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
penalty; sentence; punishment
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault