to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
maintaining the status quo
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
innermost depths of one's heart
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
modesty; humility; being humble
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
successful person; success
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled