the farthest ends; the furthest ends
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
(very) patient; persevering
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to become hoarse; to become husky
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
mobilization; mobilisation
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
hard to reach place; remote place
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
when it comes to ...; as for ...
still; even now; to this day
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
El Dorado; land of gold; city of gold
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
trend of the times; way things are going