proper; appropriate; due; suitable
annals; chronicle; chronology
author; writer; novelist; artist
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to go downhill; to go down a slope
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
leader of a charge; first to arrive
an issue being settled; a case being closed
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to breathe in and breathe out
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
highly unpredictable; touch and go
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
war; battle; match; game; competition
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty