it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
forcibly; against one's will
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
mental; spiritual; emotional
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
higher rank; better position
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
observation; survey; watching
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
concealment; suppression; hiding
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
one way or the other; either way
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
chief; main; principal; important
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
possible; potential; practicable; feasible