worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to grow up; to become an adult
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
finish; completion; the end