far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to shake off; to throw off
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
all you want; as much as one wants
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
reopening; resumption; restarting
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
as stated; verbatim; literally
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to profess to be; to pass oneself off (as); to advertise oneself (as); to advertise; to announce; to make publicly known
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
isolation; being alone; being friendless
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
self-mutilation; self-injury
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish