old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all-out attack; general offensive
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
senior high school student
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
assembling a criminal case
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
reality; actuality; hard fact