to collect; to assemble; to gather
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to rock; to shake; to swing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
this occasion; at this time; now
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
vitality; energy; dynamism
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
way of speaking; intimation
hostility; animosity; enmity
rather; better; instead; if anything
welcome; (warm) reception
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
gentle; mild; meek; tender