to spread; to be propagated
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
two persons; two people; pair; couple
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
creation; Creation (by God)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
I see; that's right; indeed
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole