stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
(not) so much; (not) that much
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
world peace; peace of the world
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
reality; actuality; hard fact
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
counter for choices, options, etc.