gray or silver haired (grey)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
since when; from when; how long
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
Barre; Barry (Britain); Valley
head; chief; boss; leader
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
empirical; from experience
believable; credible; trustworthy
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
home area; home town; local
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock