difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
adverse circumstances; adversity
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
explosive; blasting powder
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
cooperation; collaboration
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
rational; reasonable; logical
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)