dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be surprised; to be astonished
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
all; entire; whole; altogether
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
president's office; director's office
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to live; to reside; to inhabit
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
the right person in the right place
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly