old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to comb down; to smooth down
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
to have a talk; to tell a story
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
with these words; while saying
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
looks; personal appearance; features
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
(present) head of a family
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
face; looks; vestiges; trace
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
myself; yourself; I; me; you
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
un-; non-; negative prefix