state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to need; to call for; to require
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
training; drill; practice; discipline
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to look upwards; to look up
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
long ago; once upon a time
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
crown; diadem; bottle cap
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
this world; this life; world of the living
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate