to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
mineral matter; metallic property
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to apologize; to apologise
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)