declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
writing (e.g. as a profession)
retirement; resignation; stepping down
several years; a few years
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to grimace; to make a wry face
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Russian battleship Imperator Aleksandr II
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust