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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

3

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

survivor

3

victim; injured party; sufferer

9

marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard

2

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

precisely because

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

infant; baby; little child

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

4

process; course; mechanism

1

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

2

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

2

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

3

rule of thumb

1

dead of night; midnight

2

toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself

5

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

3

(public) park

2

to fade; to become dim

2

however; nevertheless

3

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

1

just because; even if; even though

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

2

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

2

probability; likelihood; chances

2

in this case

1

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

street at night; making a night journey

1

degenerate; pervert; deviant

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

1

perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration

2

learning; study

1

whether or not

1

safety; security

6

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

2

everyday life; daily life

2

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

2

necessary evil

1

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

5

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2