middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to show up; to appear; to turn up
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling; sense; impression
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
again; once more; a second time
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
really; truly; indeed; good grief
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
preference; priority; precedence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
in comparison to; rather than
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)