dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
at that time; in those days
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
without cause; without reason
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
deceased; late; dead; departed
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
depending on; dependent on
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other