old fox; old-timer; schemer
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
risky; dangerous; insecure
throat; important part; vital area
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(person treated as a) plaything
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
in succession; one by one
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
one's work environment; job conditions
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to get along well with; to make a go of it
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism