is that so? (generally rhetorical)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
speech and conduct; words and deeds
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat