to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
stirring; slight movement
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to tumble down; to roll down
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
the same; the said; likewise
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
company fortunes; future of a company
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
unique; peculiar; singular
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
uniqueness; individuality
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
to select someone (out of many people)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
suddenly; all of a sudden