recuperation; medical treatment
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
throughout; all through; right through
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
cost of repairs; repair costs
fixed cost; fixed expense
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to leave as it is; to defer
reduction of armaments; disarmament
money problems; financial issues
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
starting point; starting line
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
extraordinary; special; unusual; immense
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
growth period; period of rapid growth
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
character evaluation; profile
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact