cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
older sister; elder sister
stirring; slight movement
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
it's been a long time; long time no see
with a friendly grin; smilingly
radiant smile; contented smile
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
little by little; bit by bit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
after a long time; for the first time in a while
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
king; monarch; ruler; champion
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
back (of a chair); backrest
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
novel; original; new; innovative
with a start; with a jump
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
handsome man; actor in a love scene
actor; actress; player; performer