to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
opinion; point of view; visual point
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
moment; brief space of time
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hospitalization; hospitalisation
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wages; pay; rental payment
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under