(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to pile up; to accumulate
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
door; gate; opening; title page
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause