dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to nip (something) in the bud
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
this world; this life; world of the living
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
beyond one's means or position
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to be expensive; to be costly
to talk; to carry meaning
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere