to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
since; henceforth; ever since
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
period of youth; while young
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
reopening; resumption; restarting
grandfather; male senior-citizen
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to discuss; to talk together
such; this sort of; like this
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
hello; good day; good afternoon
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
investigation; research; looking something up
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)