to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to move forward; to move on
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
solitude; loneliness; isolation
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to prevent; to take precautions
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
in unison; as one; united
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)