none other than; ... himself; ... herself
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to invite in; to show someone in
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
as you can imagine; as you might guess
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
carbonization; carbonisation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
gag order; gag rule; gag law
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
discussion; argument; debate
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
direct connection; direct link
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
wintertime; winter season
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
surrounding at a distance
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
than; other than; except; but
powerless; helpless; incompetent
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
one after another; in rapid succession
to be dependable; to be reliable
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline