to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to fall flat; to fall face down
to thrust before; to thrust at
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
improved version; revised edition; refinement
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
calamity; disaster; accident
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
belief; faith; conviction
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
way of justification, sorting, etc.
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
public relations; client liaison; client relations
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to use up all one's strength
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
essence; true nature; substance; reality
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)