to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
to be amused; to find something interesting
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
influence (on someone); inspiration
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
remote control; remote operation
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
little grey cells (in reference to Hercule Poirot's catchphrase); intellect; brainpower
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
body; physical system; (the) person
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story