past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
living by oneself; living alone
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
time; season; period; phase; stage
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to be jealous; to be envious
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
how long; how far; how much
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
error; mistake; slip; bug
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to add (to); to add on; to append