anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
open-top car; convertible; soft-top; cabriolet
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
planning; plan; project; arrangements
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
white hair; grey hair; gray hair