long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to happily give away; to be glad (to give, to get rid of)
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
prime of one's working life
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
nature of one's business; business instinct
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
aging process; ageing process
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity