tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
thereupon; shortly thereafter
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to force one's way; to push through
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
in a little bit; after a short while
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
throwaway; disposable; single-use
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
one's post; place of work; workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence