(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
to await; to wait for; to expect
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
this or that person; anybody; many people
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to make a vow; to take an oath
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
counterfeit goods; fake; (a) forgery