genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
right in the midst of; right at the height of
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
the same generation; coeval
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
branch office; branch store
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
powerless; helpless; incompetent
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
telephone booth; telephone box
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
near; close by; within reach; familiar
public telephone; pay phone