past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how long; how much; to what extent
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
property; fortune; assets
to distribute; to hand out
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
adds force or indicates command
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
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.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be embarrassed; to lose face
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
interference; meddling; butting in
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish