to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
one day; (on) a certain day
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
battlefield; battleground
make one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
just because; even if; even though
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
higher rank; better position
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
sentient beings; humaneness; compassion
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
means; way; method; measure