middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
settlement; conclusion; summary
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
bank; banking institution
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wages; pay; rental payment
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in that manner; like that
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
trouble; bother; annoyance
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
such; this sort of; like this