passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
proper; right; reasonable
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
by all means; by all costs
hard struggle; strenuous effort
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
penalty for contract breach
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
transport; transportation
work; labor; labour; toil
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
many children; large family
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
getting an advance (on one's salary)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent