one's last moments; hour of death
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
almost; roughly; approximately
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
corridor; hallway; passageway
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
time; season; period; phase; stage
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to some extent; to a certain extent
although I say; although one might say; although called
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tremendous snowfall; heavy snow
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
powder snow; powdery snow
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)