this for sure; certainly is
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
entreaty; supplication; petition
you could say; you might say; verging on the
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be biased; to have a bias
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to hide; to keep to oneself
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
this world; this life; world of the living
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
living thing; living creature; animal; life
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
nothing but; none other than
with a start; with a jump
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in low spirits; dejected; sad