absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
grandfather; male senior-citizen
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
prime of one's working life
to look young; to seem young
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
at the present time; as of now; at this time
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
close; intimate; on good terms
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
good old; good old-fashioned
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to know (a person); to think
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious