middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
the way one works; one's working manner
wheel flying off its axle
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
temporary employment or employee
to refuse; to decline; to deny
idealistic thought (argument)
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
junior high school student; middle school pupil
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
ignorant of the ways of the world
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to miss (one's chance to ...)
to demand money; to pester; to extort
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)