mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
concession; conciliation; compromise
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to keep away; to keep at a distance
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to squash; to crush; to flatten
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to discuss; to talk together
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
on the occasion of; at the time of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
end; close; conclusion; termination
irresistible; overwhelming