frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
selection; choice; option
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
cooking; food preparation
to need; to call for; to require
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
first meeting; first interview with
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
world; society; people; the public
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
title of honour; title of honor
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
subordinate work; assistant; servant
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
reading matter; reading material
waste of time; killing time
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered