Vocabulary

to be determined or strong-willed

to leave behind

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

to speak; to talk

whichever one chooses; either way

to worry (about); to be terribly worried (about); to be very concerned (about); to be sick with worry

to explain adequately; to be accountable

to sit down

to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to let go; to fire

no matter how much time passes

to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep

to draw a sword

enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

to make a splash; to draw attention

free to link without restriction (e.g. of a website)

to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; to put on a shelf

one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)

man among men; manly man; alpha male

earth-friendly; ecological; sustainable

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

to go with the flow; to go with the times

easy profit

whether (or not); if

to face the truth

each juncture; each turning point

neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie

last in, first out; LIFO

first in, first out; FIFO

first out

first in

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

random; aimless

narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant

to have the memory of having done something oneself

having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)

to get along well with

talkative

man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)