to degenerate; to lapse into
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to cut out (a dress) from cloth
calm; composed; leisurely
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
personality; character; individuality; personhood
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
few decades; many decades; several decades
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
intermission (between acts); interlude
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
father and mother; parents
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
master; teacher; stable master
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
all-night vigil over a body; wake
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties