the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
freedom; free man; free woman
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
rather; sooner; preferably
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
classification; categorization; sorting
large hospital; major hospital
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
charred; burnt black; scorched black
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
personal grudge; personal enmity
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing