old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
main question; real issue at hand
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
vitality; (one's) life force
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
repentance; confession; penitence
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
laws and regulations; legislation
financier; business leader
property; fortune; means; assets
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
to take (all of) into consideration
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
personal property; personal effects
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
share (in a company); stock
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
right (to do something); authority; power
interest; rights; concession
etc.; et cetera; and so on
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)