immediately; at once; instantly
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
ex post facto report; report after the event
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
every person; each one; everybody
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to withstand; to be able to endure
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
nausea; sickness in the stomach
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
crown; diadem; bottle cap
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to affect; to impact; to influence
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing