middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
nature; property; disposition
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to throw into; to toss into
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
extermination; expulsion; destruction
participation; joining; entry; adherence
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
index finger; forefinger; second toe
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
royal capital; imperial capital
position; location; base; point; site
northerly (wind); from the north
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suddenly; all of a sudden
flight; desertion; escape
after that (a substantive change occurred)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of