past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
moderate; proper; just right
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to give an impression; to make an impression
to set (sun); to become dark
here and there; in places
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
trivial; not amounting to much
observation; survey; watching
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
greeting; a fine thing to say
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
don't worry about it; forget about it
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
just a minute; small quantity
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of