last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
solitude; loneliness; isolation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
beyond comparison; incomparable
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
complete change; about-face
constituent country; constituent nation
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
be (that) as it may; having said that
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate