intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
dextrose; glucose (usu. D-glucose); grape sugar
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
perennial youth; eternal youth
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to cease; to stop; to be over
around the world; throughout the world
fast-talking; rapid talking
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
individual differences; personal equation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection