year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
shellfish; seashell; shell
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
belief; faith; conviction
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy