these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
around the world; throughout the world
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to apologize; to apologise
true character; real nature
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
in the same manner as before; the same as always
summertime; summer season
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
in the meantime; meanwhile
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very