to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
advertising material; promotional material; propaganda material
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
decisive; resolute; drastic
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
not necessarily so; is not always true
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
the place for; the time for; the level of
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
just a minute; small quantity
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
all you have to do is; just; that's all
such; like that; in that way
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally