taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
error; mistake; slip; bug
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
reality; actuality; hard fact
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to pass (of time); to elapse
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
at that time; in those days
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
that is to say; so that means
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
number of persons; personnel