to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
hoarse voice; husky voice
(not saying anything) no matter what
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
short pause; short interval
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
accident; emergency; calamity
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
bolt from the blue; great surprise
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
military affairs; military work
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish