middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to hit hard; to strike hard
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
near; close by; within reach; familiar
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
other side; opposite side; other party
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top