(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
reaching; attaining; arrival
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
induction; inductive method
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
significant turning point
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
classification; categorization; sorting
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
eagle (Accipitridae family)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
reasoning; logic; persuasion
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag