elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
foreign; abroad; overseas
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; however; no matter how
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
woman; female; feminine gender
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
meteor; shooting star; falling star
(period of) a year; during an era
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum