past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
return of something; repayment
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
various countries; various regions; various provinces
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
borrowing without returning
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
it's probably so; it stands to reason
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
powerful person; influential person