instability; insecurity; crankiness
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
nesting hole; burrow; den
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
both (people); the two of them
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to head home; to leave for home
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
little by little; bit by bit
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable