past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
usually; under usual circumstances
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
safe; vault; storage cabinet
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
critic; reviewer; commentator
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity