programme; program; plans; arrangements
how many years; how long; what year
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gray or silver haired (grey)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(another's) daughter; young lady
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to be at a loss for words
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together