to bring up under one's personal care
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
adjudication of bankruptcy
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
future; possible; potential; prospective
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
time limit; closing day; deadline
to change completely; to change suddenly
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
during; for the duration of
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
polling place; polling station
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder