bitter stem

thoroughly; ad nauseum

Desperate measures

Nations fall, but nature remains

There's a reason they call it 'dumb luck'

Like a moth to flame

To taste bitter defeat

No pain, no gain

Drowning in debt; Buried in debt

yoke

heel

losers riding the coattails of a leader; finishing up a task after someone else has done all the hard work

To fire someone

to constrict

to hang yourself

To cock your head to the side; To think it over

To nod in the affirmative

To stick your nose in someone else's business

To wait anxiously

To doubt or suspect

a narrow view of the world; poorly educated

purified rice offering

Forgetting the most important part

silverberry

spider