to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
choices; alternatives; options
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to grow angry; to display one's anger
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
beyond that point; after that
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
by all means; by all costs
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
180 degrees; complete change
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
notebook; account book; register