(social) position; status
plural; multiple; several
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to increase; to add to; to augment
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
possession; occupation; occupancy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
impossible; unlikely; improbable
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
of the same age; age-matched
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
close; intimate; on good terms
society; the world; the times
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist