strong pressure; heavy pressure
to fall flat; to fall face down
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
succession to another's professional name
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
death from prostration; death from emaciation
never ceasing; never ending; endless
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
not a little; not a few; considerable
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
stirring; rousing oneself
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
semibasement; semi-basement
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
uncertain; transient; changeable
topic of discussion; agenda
complication; confusion; disorder
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved