considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
secret; private; surreptitious
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
older sister; elder sister
electronization; digitization; computerization
classification; categorization; sorting
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
extensive; vast range; wide scope
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
year of a person's death; one's age at death
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
epitaph; inscription on a tomb
one-by-one; separately; in detail
comparatively; relatively