to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
long military service; having experienced many battles
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
race (of people); type of person
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
of tender years; very young
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
older sister; lass; young lady
speech; expression; wording; language
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
hooting; jeering; heckling
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
reality; actuality; hard fact
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn