existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
sweet and sour; bittersweet
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
expressing one's mind; speaking out
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
day by day; every day; by the day
to shave off; to scrape off
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
discovery; detection; finding
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
society; the world; the times
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
just one person; only one
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
government office; public office
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
travelling alone; solitary journey
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)