stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
accurate; correct; precise; exact
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
intangible cultural asset
longevity; prolongation of life
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
natural span of life; 250 years old
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
clear; distinct; evident; definite
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
action; operation; effect; function
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
baseball player; ballplayer
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about