to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
depravity; corruption; degradation
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
munitions industry; war industry
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
enterprise; business; company; corporation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
shady; underhanded; questionable
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
person concerned; interested party; related party
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to subsist; to keep on living
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one's place of appointment; one's post
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
selection; choice; option
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)