devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
each house; every house; many houses
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
sunlight; rays of the Sun
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
food and drink; eating and drinking
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
conversely; on the contrary
complementation; supplementation; completion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
this world; this life; world of the living
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up