cannot be compared with; no match for
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
reopening; resumption; restarting
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
not worth considering; out of the question
to take back; to recapture
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to backfire; to have a harmful result
the world in general; society; convention
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
such; like that; that sort of; very
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
(not) even once; (not) ever
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious