worldwide financial crisis; global depression
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
immediately; right away; on the spot
world history; international history
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
how much; how many; to what extent
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to fight against; to oppose; to face
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
they; those guys; those fellows
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
2nd day of the month; two days
3rd day of the month; three days
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent