to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
this (very thing); this precisely
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
like this; this sort; this way
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
peril; danger; hazard; distress
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
willpower; energy; vitality
to head home; to leave for home
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)