sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
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
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
forcibly; against one's will
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to say no more; to sink into silence
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
person concerned; interested party; related party
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle