bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
applicant; candidate; volunteer
death rate; mortality rate
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
blood relationship; blood relative
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
running as fast as one can
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
feeling of a house or a room
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
confidentially; privately; off the record
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
youthful; young; young-looking
way of speaking; intimation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
that's true; of course; obviously