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
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
it is I who should say so
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
high-capacity; high-volume
trembling from fear; trembling all over
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
prompt; immediate; in real time
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
on the occasion of; at the time of
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)