no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to ask; to enquire; to query
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
invisibly; secretly; privately
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be worried; to be troubled
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband