year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
way one walks; one's walk
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
social life; social intercourse
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
confections; sweets; candy; cake
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
but; however; provided that
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to mark the end; to spell the end
discovery; detection; finding
re-examination; reinvestigation
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
study; library; den; home office; reading room
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
beyond that point; after that
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...