congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
those (near the second person)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
discreet; modest; cautious
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
shady; underhanded; questionable
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to look around; to survey
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
pride; boast; credit (to)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)