old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
matter of time; question of time
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to get one's head around; to think about
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to let out a cry; to break forth
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to collapse; to flop (onto)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman