grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
(being) worth seeing; impressive
society; company; the public; the world
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
decision; settlement; definition
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
in order; in turn; one by one
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
a little; a bit; slightly
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
had better ...; had better not ...
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately