past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
government office building
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
freedom; free man; free woman
to stop walking; to pause
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
best regards; please take care of; please do
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
major cleanup; spring cleaning
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice