out of order; out of service
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
retainer; vassal; servant
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
post box on the front door; letterbox
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
way of calling (something or someone)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
as you can imagine; as imagined
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
one's family; family member
to indicate; to show; to point to
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
memory; sense; experience
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)