past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
looks; features; (personal) appearance
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
physical condition; state of health; shape
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
business rival; professional jealousy
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
non-payer; one who doesn't pay one's bills
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
yourself; himself; herself
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining