historical records; historical materials
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
quiet; still; surreptitious
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
festival; feast; carnival
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
all flights; entire fleet; all mail
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
population ageing (aging)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to triumph; to be elated with success
all you want; as much as one wants
human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)
old body; aged person; elderly person
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
partial; incomplete; imperfect
(dying of) natural causes