men and women of all ages
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to say; to tell; to state; to do
security; stability; safety; peace
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
endurance; perseverance; patience
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
I couldn't care less; not caring less
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
way (of doing); manner; method; means
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
confidence; trust; faith; credit
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to form a group; to form a bunch
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
speculation; thinking; meditation
overall; general; as a whole
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
feather decoration; plume