to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
telecommunications; correspondence
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
on the occasion of; at the time of
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
conviction; belief; confidence
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
each house; every house; many houses
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation; collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); falling apart
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
just now; right now; at this moment
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
big frame; large figure; huge body
calm; composed; leisurely
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...