management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
one's later years; final years (in life)
failure; mistake; blunder
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
if it is the case that ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
advance payment; money paid in advance
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
for example; for instance; e.g.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
two persons; two people; pair; couple