chair; stool; post; office; position
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
environment; circumstance
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
don't you think?; indicates question
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
separate; special; another; separately
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
plainly; clearly; vividly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
life and death; life or death
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to have an idea; to have a clue
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about