considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
ageing (of a population); aging
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
too (much); overly; excessively
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
rather; better; instead; if anything
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
why; how; for what reason
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly