grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
brown; light brown; tawny
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
most attractive feature (of a person)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to use up all one's strength; to die
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sorry; excuse me; thank you
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
contract; compact; agreement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)