painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
variation; rogue (something)
accumulation; accumulate; store
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
failure; stumbling; setback
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
event; phenomenon; matter
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable