or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to express (in words); to confess
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
grease; animal fat; tallow
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
now that you say that; now that you mention it
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
participation; joining; entry
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance