(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
estimate (of costs); budget
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
period of youth; while young
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
so; like this; in this way
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about