to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
right under; directly below
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
at that time; in those days
to prostrate oneself before
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
surely; certainly; without doubt
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to collapse into; to flop onto
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
conscious; deliberate; intentional
pressure; oppression; suppression
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad