youth; springtime of life; adolescent
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
long (time); protracted; prolonged
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to breathe while sleeping
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
stillness; repose; standing still
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies