year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
author; writer; novelist; artist
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
long ago; already; a long time ago
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
source of worry; source of distress
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to feel; to sense; to experience
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
timewasting; killing time
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
a short while ago; already