vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
queen (consort); empress (consort)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
house where one was born; one's parents' house
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in name only; titular; nominal
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
social meeting place; watering hole
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool