heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
otherwise; if not; or else
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
another thing; exception; special case
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
secret; private; surreptitious
general idea; concept; notion
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
percent; per cent; percentage
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
existence; possession; having; limited company
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
strongest ever; most powerful in history
physical condition; state of health; shape
to shake; to waver; to tremble
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil