middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
trivial; not amounting to much
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
several sheets (flat objects)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to understand; to make out
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
firmly; solidly; heartily
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to overdo; to do too much
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to glare at each other; to confront each other
snake; serpent; large snake