past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
working in the fields; working on a farm
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to attack; to assault; to assail
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
messenger; envoy; emissary
due form; official; formality
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
sick person; patient; invalid
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wounded person; injured person
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy