breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
whole nation; whole land; whole country
the big two...; two major...; two main...
suddenly; all of a sudden
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
such; like that; in that way
corpulence; fatness; obesity
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
deep inside; innermost place
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
authority; power; influence
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
(political) power; authority; influence
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch