southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
executive power; authority
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
as; because; with; due to
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to talk; to carry meaning
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
most (numerous); largest (number of)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
playing (a wind instrument); blowing
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular