past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
door; gate; opening; title page
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rising; ascending; climbing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to jar; to creak; to grate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
ray (of light); beam; light
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted