to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
as usual; as is one's habit
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
at once; immediately; right now
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
youthful; young; young-looking
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal