old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
slight intoxication; being tipsy
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
scene; sight; scenario; setting
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
first meeting; first interview with
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
very likely; very probable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
discovery; detection; finding
stepwise; one step at a time
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
rope; cord; policeman's rope
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
being too late; losing one's final chance
that day; the very same day