this world; this life; world of the living
to cry and shout; to scream
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
worried look; concerned expression
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
double-punch; one-two punch; double whammy; twofold blow
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
suspension (from work or school)
to become pale; to turn pale
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
next year; next fiscal year
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)