plenipotentiary powers; full authority
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be nearing death; to be dying
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
hostility; animosity; enmity
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
secret understanding; collusion
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
same generation; one's generation
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
health; healthy; sound; fit
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
difference; disparity; gap
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
dirty work; unpleasant task
private tutor; coach; governess
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...