beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
large number (of); many; majority
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to feel depressed; to be down
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
supply; provision; raising; procurement
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
main purpose; primary objective
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
worst; worst-case (scenario)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent