stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
not worth considering; out of the question
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
being too late; losing one's final chance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
dawning (of a new era); dawn
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
the people; citizens; the populace
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
so what!; who gives a damn?
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over