to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
surrounding at a distance
to look around; to take a view of
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
because of; owing to; due to
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
high rating; good reputation
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition