year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to give directions; to issue instructions
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
suspension; standby; sleep
stillness; repose; standing still
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
dining; dining room; meal
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull