to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to wring the neck; to strangle
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to stop walking; to pause
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
pitch dark; total darkness
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
unfairness; injustice; partiality
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
doing whatever one pleases
to complain; to make a complaint
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
all; entire; whole; altogether
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
originally; by nature; from the start
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
it's no joke; gimme a break!
enough is enough; no further!
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
rather; sooner; preferably
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to speak; to hear a voice
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze