up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
remembrance; recollection; recognition
landing; alighting; touch down
one's last moments; hour of death
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
outsider; layman; amateur
look of death; shadow of death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
sense of relief; feeling of relief
bygones; the past; past event
gentle; mild; meek; tender