middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
commencing with; including
alert status; emergency alert
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
victim; injured party; sufferer
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
manners; behavior; behaviour
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
both hands; both arms; ten
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
how much; how many; to what extent
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
one's last moment; one's death; one's end