past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
second; number two; runner-up
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
lean figure; slender figure
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
all present; all concerned; all of us
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
outside the city; suburbs
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to lean against; to set against
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
power; might; authority; influence
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation