(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
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
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to step firmly; to harden by treading
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
older sister; lass; young lady
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted