going to bed; retiring (for the night)
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
such; this sort of; like this
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
ago; since; before; previous
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
man; male; masculine gender
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
feminization; feminisation
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)