to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
down to earth; reasonable
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
messenger; envoy; emissary
to pass on an order; to pass the word
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
unanimous agreement; unanimity
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
voluntary; optional; free; elective
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
in the end; after all is said and done
for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
re-entry (into a country)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to go downhill; to go down a slope