(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
lower classes; proletariat; underclass
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
about this time; about now
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to subsist; to keep on living
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to pile up; to accumulate
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy