old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
together; at the same time; same; identical
deep emotion; strong feelings
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
bolt from the blue; great surprise
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
management; administration; operation
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)