friend

valid, effective

state of affairs

profit, gains; benefit, advantage

understanding

course (of events); process;flow (of people, things); passage (of time); trend;flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current

fee, charge, fare

old person

topic, subject

what

married couple

age, years

we

intention, wish, purpose

contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause)

something, some, any; somehow

before, prior to, ago; the past

even more, still more

impression

pollution, contamination