figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
management; administration; operation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
family a woman has married into
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
income; receipts; revenue
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
proposal; proposition; suggestion
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
every place; various places
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness