painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
survival; survivor; relic
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
a little bit; a little while
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
dozens; scores of; decades
depending on; dependent on
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to give; to do (something) for
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit