metal fittings; metal fixtures
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
in succession; one by one
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
long military service; having experienced many battles
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
ten; 10; ten years of age
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to walk away; to saunter off
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour