severe; strict; tough; hard
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
suspension (from work or school)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
two times; twice; two degrees
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to some extent; to a certain extent
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
illegal channel; back channel; black market
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over