losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
long-established; old-established; traditional
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
all you want; as much as one wants
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
conflict; fighting each other
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
level; standard; water level
individual; one by one; separate; each
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
root crops; root vegetables
several types; several kinds; several species
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
in the end; on top of that
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
even if; even though; however; no matter how
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
untouched; unused; intact
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?