work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
supply; provision; raising; procurement
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
last days; the end; one's fate
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
strong-willed; strong of heart
hateful; detestable; loathsome
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
absolute obedience; complete submission
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)