to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
gradually; slowly but steadily
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become dim; to become blurred
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
really; truly; indeed; good grief
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
schoolgirl; female student
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic