details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
home for the aged; old people's home
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
piece; fragment; one (object)
just now; right now; at this moment
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
only; merely; but; no more than
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
thousands; several thousand
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to run about; to rush about
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
stopping functioning; being out of service
to take over; to hand over
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker