dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
addict; junkie; substance abuser
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
time; season; period; phase; stage
connection; link; relationship
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
one by one; one at a time; in turn
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
gloomy and depressing; mournful
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse