arrest development in a dead-end existence 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN arrest) (NN development)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NML (JJ dead) (HYPH -) (NN end)) (NN existence)))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NML (JJ ) (HYPH ) (NN )) (NN )))))