corridor; hallway; passageway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
clothes; clothing; garments
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
drying place; drying ground
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
man; male; masculine gender
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
dealing with; coping with
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to go past; to pass; to pass by
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
the lower classes; the common people
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
that's the way it is; such is life
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
death rate; mortality rate
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way