one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
full payment; liquidation
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
relatively; comparatively
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
going home from work; on the way home from work
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
drinking party; get-together
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
real estate agent; realtor
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
clientele; customer stratum
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
period of time; time slot; time zone
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset