item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
results; record; grades; marks
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
simply; merely; only; solely
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be transparent; to show through
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
even though; despite; when
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to freeze to death; to die of cold
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
lethality; killing effectiveness
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
how many years; how long; what year
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
anything and everything; just about everything
being too late; losing one's final chance