car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to wash again; to reconsider
role; part; job; assignment
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
close call; narrow escape
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
talking about memories; reminiscences
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
successive generations; successive emperors
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny