to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
for example; for instance; e.g.
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
(a place) out of one's reach
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)