middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
cashmere (fiber, yarn, fleece, clothing, etc. from the cashmere goat)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
(social) position; status
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
tone (of voice); manner of talking
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
grip (of hand); grip strength
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
proposal; offer; request; application
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
single word; a few words; brief comment
question; inquiry; enquiry