middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
go that far; to that extent
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
dealing with; coping with
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
of course; certainly; naturally
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to cut corners; to be shoddy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
sympathy; compassion; pity
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...