prime of one's life;  stage of maturity
 to be hit;  to strike;  to touch;  to be in contact;  to be equivalent to;  to be applicable;  to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 yellowish;  tinged with yellow
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 to give birth;  to bear (child);  to lay (eggs);  to produce;  to yield;  to give rise to
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 thin;  pale;  light;  watery;  thin;  weak (taste, etc.);  little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
 red;  crimson;  red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange);  Red (i.e. communist);  red light (traffic);  red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading);  (in) the red
 such things as ...;  and ... and;  the minute (that) ...;  no sooner than ...;  be;  is;  o
 green;  greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
 to be mixed;  to be blended with;  to associate with;  to mingle with;  to join
 to start;  to begin;  to start up (a business, society, etc.);  to open (e.g. a store);  to start ...;  to begin to ...
 now;  soon;  already;  yet;  further;  more
 to reach;  to get to;  to arrive at
 town;  block;  downtown;  main street;  street;  road
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 plausible (but untrue);  credible (e.g. of a lie);  specious;  truthy
 such;  that sort of;  that kind of;  no way!;  never!
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 truth or falsehood;  genuineness;  authenticity;  veracity
 to become known;  to come to light;  to be known;  to be understood;  to clearly not amount to much;  to be insignificant
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 one day;  (on) a certain day
 abrupt;  sudden;  unexpected
 strong;  potent;  strong;  brawny;  good (at);  skilled;  being able to handle
 to shine;  to glitter;  to sparkle
 several years;  a few years
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 few decades;  many decades;  several decades
 to pass (of time);  to elapse
 to disappear;  to vanish;  to go out (of a fire, light, etc.);  to die;  to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.);  to vanish (e.g. of hope);  to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
 to finish;  to stop;  to close (a business, etc.);  to close down;  to put away;  to put back
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 those (near the second person)
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 well then ...;  in that situation;  in which case
 living thing;  living creature;  animal;  life
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 don't you think?;  indicates question
 very young;  little;  childish;  immature
 in a daze;  absent-mindedly;  dimly;  hazily;  with a roar (of flames);  with a whoosh
 to think (about, of);  to think over;  to consider;  to bear in mind;  to think (that);  to believe;  to intend (to do)
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 to sprawl;  to lie sprawled;  to stretch oneself out;  to lie relaxed on one's side