year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(feather) duster; dusting
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
switching over to; migration; transition
quick-tempered; impatient
like a decent person; human
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to stop walking; to pause
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
that's the way it is; such is life
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to throw away; to abandon
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to help each other; to cooperate
to be discouraged; to shrink from
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
preliminary investigation; preparation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)