proletariat; lower classes
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to accept; to receive; to agree
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
longing for; burning desire
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
smoothly; easily; readily
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
political measures; policy
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
engineer; technical officer
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
vocational school; technical school
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
personal considerations; private circumstances; sincerity; genuineness; actual state of affairs; unvarnished circumstances
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to keep (a person) waiting
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed