(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
although I say; although one might say; although called
central part; heart (of a city)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to collect; to assemble; to gather
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs