hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
minimum; at the very least
not limited to; not just ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
scope; coverage; selected range
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
self-examination; reflection
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
as stated; verbatim; literally
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
accidental death; casualty
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
state of mind; mentality; psychology
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp