prosperity; thriving; flourishing
decomposition; ulceration
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
progress; advance; improvement; development
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
minimum; at the very least
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
mechanism; organization; organisation
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
parallel world; parallel universe
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
second (unit of time); arc second
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts