past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in comparison to; rather than
again; once more; a second time
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
sender; consignor; remitter
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
school rules; school regulations
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)