year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
personality; style; appearance
every year; yearly; annually
influence; clout; leverage
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
the right person in the right place
ability; capability; skill
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to become very angry; to become furious; to fly into a rage
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to order; to command; to appoint
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to anticipate; to foresee
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to pile up; to accumulate
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts