poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
decorum; propriety; politeness
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
death; decease; passing away
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
right and wrong; good and evil
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
index; indices; indicator
to live; to make a living; to get on with
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
bitter cup; bitter experience; bitter defeat; ordeal
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
good; goodness; right; virtue
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to take measures; to take steps
successor; replacement; second wife
worldly desires; materialistic desires
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
day after day; day by day