devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
former (incumbent); predecessor
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
solitude; loneliness; isolation
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
maintaining the status quo
don't worry; no worries; never mind
core; core; hardcore; all-out
directly under; falling perpendicularly
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
routine work; everyday work
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
the opposite sex; isomerism
virgin; innocent young woman
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)