no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
essence; true nature; substance; reality
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
way of calling (something or someone)
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
chance (of success); odds
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
perennial youth; eternal youth
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
few decades; many decades; several decades
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
weakening; emaciation; decline
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
joint struggle; common (united) front
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
nesting hole; burrow; den
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on