rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
standard value; reference value; nominal value
greater than ...; bigger ...
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
dysgeusia; taste disorder
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
normalcy; normality; normal
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
premature death; untimely death; dying young
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
old age; old person; the old; the aged
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
people; men and women; each person; everybody
wherein; therein; thereinto
world; society; people; the public
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(find) common (meeting) ground
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to sink (into); to get depressed