to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
... years old; age (of) ...
now that; since; as long as; provided that
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
dark reddish-brown; liver color
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major