armed forces; military; troops
to trace back to (the origins of something)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
business world; business circles; (the) industry
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
behind with everything; too late; reactive
official announcement; proclamation
open criminal investigation
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to go past; to pass; to pass by
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
that is to say; so that means
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to gather strength; to take heart
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to get along well together; to be close to each other
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to manage something successfully; to be successful
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
request; favour (to ask); wish; please