top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
last days; the end; one's fate
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
that is to say; so that means
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to die; to lay down life's burden