(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to jest; to clown (around)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
otherwise; if not; or else
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care