cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
such; like that; that sort of
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
from the beginning; from scratch
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
in respect of; in regard to; as for
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
custom; practice; convention; precedent
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
depending on; dependent on
resolution; decision; vote
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
this proposal; this plan; this bill; merits
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered