past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
duty; obligation; responsibility
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
for example; for instance; e.g.
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
trivial; not amounting to much
one-by-one; separately; in detail
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
humming a tune (while doing something else)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)