to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
for a while; for some time; for a period
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
usually; under usual circumstances
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
longing; great desire; aspiration
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
I have nothing to do with it
double suicide; lovers' suicide
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
medical science; medicine
intelligence or information network
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
childhood friend; old playmate
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
self-satisfaction; rejoicing