to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
mental; spiritual; emotional
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
those (near the second person)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
originally; by nature; from the start
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to think of; to come up with
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
great laughter; burst of laughter
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself