to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
receptionist; reception woman
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
several years; a few years
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to become possible; to become able to (do)
free time; time at leisure
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
dozens; scores of; decades
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of