life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
picking; collecting; harvesting
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to turn towards; to point