to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to smile (at); to grin (at)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
few decades; many decades; several decades
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
coexistence; living together
to grow up; to become an adult
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
memories; recollections; reminiscence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to some extent; to a certain extent
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to set (sun); to become dark
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
double; twice (as much); twofold
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring