deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to burn with combativeness
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
successor; replacement; second wife
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to make sure of the truth
reduction; diminution; abatement
road network; highway network; highway network system
public corporation; public housing
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
how long; how far; how much
country; territory; domain; realm
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
possession; retention; maintenance
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
certain evidence; definite evidence
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear