separate; respective; different
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
short and stout; small but wide around
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
fate; destiny; predestination
bolt from the blue; great surprise
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
pressure; oppression; suppression
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
blunder; slip; error; error
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to boost; to force up; to push up
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict