brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
certainly; surely; definitely
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
ability; capability; skill
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
failure; mistake; blunder
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
success or failure; outcome; result
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
direct connection; direct link
prospects of victory; chances of success
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
it's no joke; gimme a break!
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
everything one does; whatever one does
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
other than; excluding; without
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to subsist; to keep on living
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
price; cost; value; worth; value