golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
defense; defence; fielding
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
offense; offence; method of attack
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to say no more; to sink into silence
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
nice; likeable; desirable
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement