to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to perceive; to understand
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
behavioral economics; behavioural economics
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
finish; completion; the end