contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
threatening letter; intimidating letter
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
this world; this life; world of the living
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
several items; many items
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to burst (open); to break; to split
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
in that manner; like that
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
all (there is); as long as there is
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane