turning point; transition phase
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
the times; an age; a day and age
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
interior design; interior; upholstery
return; relapse; recurrence
to bend; to warp; to curve
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
chief vassal; senior statesman
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
ascending and descending; going up and down
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
circular window; round window
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to fire (a gun, arrow, etc.)
closure of a gate or door
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
right under; directly below; right beneath
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it