old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
though; even if; whether ... or ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
very likely; very probable
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
sick person; patient; invalid
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to watch over; to watch attentively