to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to do for (the sake of someone else)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to rebuke; to scold harshly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
ignorant of the ways of the world
at that time; in those days
to go past; to pass; to pass by
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my