one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to talk; to chat; to chatter
long; drawn-out; very long
memory; sense; experience
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
otherwise; or else; if not
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
strong pressure; heavy pressure
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
way (of doing); manner; method; means
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lifetime employment; permanent employment
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
change of occupation; career change
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life