to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to take up one's residence
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
every place; various places
being dotted with; being scattered
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
variation; rogue (something)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to make an appearance; to show up
to shut in; to confine; to contain