feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to gather; to collect; to assemble
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
schoolgirl; female student
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
small number; few; minority