unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to pile up; to accumulate
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
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; win; conquest; success
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
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)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
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
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix