strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sharia; shariah; shariat; Islamic law
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
influence; clout; leverage
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
surely; certainly; without doubt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
early on; earlier on; from early
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence