long ago; a long time ago; already
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
smoking area; smoking corner
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
spirituality; spiritual nature
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to tumble down; to roll down
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
looking pale; looking unwell
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
recompense; indemnity; atonement
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far