memories; recollections; reminiscence
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
in order; in turn; one by one
the staff; inside the department
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
useless; vain; aimless; idle
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
witnessing; observing; sighting
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
reopening; resumption; restarting
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to mix; to stir; to blend
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to complete decisively; to do to completion
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
autumn scenery; fall scenery
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
fixing; securing in place; getting agreement (time, place, etc.); repairing; fixing; fixed window
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to bring back; to restore