border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how much; how many; however
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
steady advance; carrying all before one
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
is something that; is that which
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible