to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to drop; to let fall; to omit
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to dye; to colour; to color
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
legend; folklore; tradition
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
imagination; supposition; guess
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
last night; yesterday evening
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
stupid brat; son of a bitch
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to leave word; to leave a message
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve