bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
clearing one's throat; cough
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to get someone to say; to make someone say
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
identifiable; personalized
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
don't you think?; indicates question
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
neat and clean; tidy; trim
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
wooden framework; wooden frame; timberwork
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
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
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
race (of people); type of person
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)