these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
opening fully; full throttle; full power
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
due form; official; formality
to work hard; to work diligently
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to escape death; to be saved from death
consequently; as a result
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
government office; agency; board
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
memories; recollections; reminiscence
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
for dear life; barely escaping alive
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
official business; public business
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing