to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
willpower; energy; vitality
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
government; administration
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
tall figure; high stature
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to send or direct a person to
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
because of; owing to; due to
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
honor; honour; credit; prestige
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
how; in what way; by what means
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
dose; installment; instalment
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
day after day; day by day
candy; sweet; confectionary
clergyman; churchman; clergy