to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
cease-fire; truce; armistice
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to run through; to run past
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
water's edge; shore; waterside
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal