(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
hell on earth; living hell
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to have an uneasy conscience
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
completely; entirely; totally
wetting; love affair; lover
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to cry and shout; to scream
desperately; for one's dear life
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
fair and square; open and aboveboard
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
(medical) doctor; physician
to fall ill; to be taken ill