middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
process; course; mechanism
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
fund-raising; collection of funds
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
for a while; for some time; for a period
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cooperation; coordination; link
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number