sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
passing through without stopping; passing by
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to thrust away; to send flying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to pretend; to act (as if)
but; however; although; though
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to run about; to rush about
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
softly; smoothly; tenderly; gently; mildly; calmly
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
shifting gears; changing gears
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to google; to do an online search (for)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
even if not; even without
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
one part; one portion; one section
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
(how) many times; (how) often
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel