pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
older brother; elder brother
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be overcome with emotion
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
comparatively; relatively
connection; link; relationship
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
kindness; intimacy; friendship
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
position; location; base; point; site
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
appearance; figure; shape; form
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous