crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
decrease; reduction; decline
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to mark the end; to spell the end
piece of meat; cut of meat
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
living room (Western style); sitting room
big problem; major issue; big controversy
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
very likely; very probable
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
death penalty; capital punishment