polite; respectful; reverent
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to take someone's life; to kill someone
starvation; famine; hunger
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)