grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
(full-length) novel; long novel
long-awaited; much-awaited
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
if it is the case that ...
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
number of views (videos, etc.); view count
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
through a (computer, etc.) screen